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Table 1 Participants Characteristics (N = 27)

From: Improved access yet inequitable experience: gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men’s views of more inclusive criteria for source plasma donation

Characteristic

Number (n)

Proportion (%)

Age

  

 18–30 yrs

15

55.6%

 31-40yrs

7

25.9%

 >40 yrs

5

18.5%

Gender

  

 Man

> 22 a

> 81.4%

 Trans man or without preference

< 5 a

< 18.5%

Sexual orientation

  

 Bisexual, pansexual, queer or multiple

< 5 a

< 18.5%

 Gay

> 22 a

> 81.4%

Ethnicity b

  

 Hispanic

< 5 a

< 18.5%

 Southeast Asian

< 5 a

< 18.5%

 White or European

> 22

> 81.4%

 Multiracial

< 5 a

< 18.5%

Education

  

 High school or equivalent

0

0%

 Certificate or Diploma from a college or University

5

18.5%

 Bachelor’s degree

15

55.6%

 Degree or certificate above bachelor’s degree

7

25.9%

In a relationship

  

 Yes

20

74.1%

 No

7

25.9%

 Did not answer

0

0%

Is the relationship exclusive?

  

 Yes

13

65.0%

 Yes, mostly

< 5 a

< 25.0%

 No, open

< 5 a

< 25.0%

  1. a Exact n has been suppressed for participant confidentiality
  2. b Interviewees self-identified their ethnicity.