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[Iron deficiency in female blood donors. Results obtained by applying a prevention protocol]
V Hermosa1, J M Pastor, M J Muruzábal
1Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Facultad de Medicina, Santander, Cantabria.
Sangre
|October 1, 1990
Abstract:
Iron deficiency, often associated to anaemia, is the main cause of deferring women from blood donation: an incidence of 9.5% over a series of 1,437 women was found in our region. The strategy designed to face this problem was based upon precise diagnosis (erythrocyte protoporphyrin values) dietetic counselling, occasional iron therapy, and reduction of the frequency of blood donations. The results attained were encouraging, as the incidence of deferments was 13%; however, the percentage of women who quit blood donation was 86% of the first-time female donors.