Table 8 Summary of willingness to re-donate and re-donation status of donors contacted by telephone according to the different reported reasons for deferral (n, %)
From: Effective methods for reactivating inactive blood donors: a stratified randomised controlled study
| Â | Total | Willing to re-donate | Not willing to re-donate | Uncertain | Actually re-donated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time constraints | 485 | 444 (91.5) | 5 (1.0) | 36 (7.4) | 69 (14.2) |
Medical reasons | 483 | 266 (55.1) | 150 (61.0) | 67 (13.9) | 37 (7.7) |
 Self-perception of inadequate health status (unrelated to donation) | 197 | 125 (63.5) | 38 (19.3) | 31(15.7) | 20 (8.7) |
 Pregnancy/lactation | 124 | 101(81.4) | 7 (5.6) | 16 (12.9) | 5 (4.0) |
 Self-perception as being too old to donate | 42 | 14 (33.3) | 14 (33.3) | 14 (33.3) | 3 (7.1) |
 Becoming unhealthy after blood donation (related to donation) | 33 | 7 (21.2) | 22 (66.7) | 4 (12.1) | 3 (9.1) |
Moving away from Guangzhou | 195 | 55 (28.2) | 136 (69.7) | 4 (2.1) | 18 (9.3) |
Group-sponsored donation | 179 | 160 (89.4) | 7 (3.9) | 12 (6.7) | 26 (14.5) |
Not wanting to donate again | 65 | 25 (38.5) | 21 (32.3) | 19 (29.2) | 6 (7.7) |
Being far away from blood collection locations | 56 | 53 (94.6) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (3.6) | 12 (21.4) |
Forgetting to donate | 31 | 30 (96.8) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (19.4) |
Inability to be prioritized to receive blood | 27 | 8 (29.6) | 15 (55.6) | 4 (14.8) | 4 (14.8) |
Adverse reaction | 23 | 3 (12.5) | 2 (8.7) | 18 (75.0) | 1 (4.2) |