Socio-demographic characteristics of Danish blood donors

Kristoffer Sølvsten Burgdorf; Jacob Simonsen; Anna Sundby; Klaus Rostgaard; Ole Birger Pedersen; Erik Sørensen; Kaspar René Nielsen; Mie Topholm Bruun; Morten Frisch; Gustaf Edgren; Christian Erikstrup; Henrik Hjalgrim; Henrik Ullum

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0169112

Socio-demographic characteristics of Danish blood donors

Kristoffer Sølvsten Burgdorf, Jacob Simonsen, Anna Sundby, Klaus Rostgaard, Ole Birger Pedersen, Erik Sørensen, Kaspar René Nielsen, Mie Topholm Bruun, Morten Frisch, Gustaf Edgren, Christian Erikstrup, Henrik Hjalgrim, Henrik Ullum

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Blood transfusion is an essential component of a modern healthcare system. Because knowledge about blood donor demography may inform the design of strategies for donor recruitment and retention, we used nationwide registers to characterize the entire population of blood donors in Denmark in 2010.

METHODS: The study population comprised all Danes in the age range eligible for blood donation (N = 3,236,753) at the end of 2010. From the Scandinavian Donations and Transfusions (SCANDAT) register, we identified 174,523 persons who donated blood in Danish blood banks at least once in 2010. The association between sociodemographic characteristics and blood donor prevalence was examined using regression models.

RESULTS: The overall prevalence of blood donation was 5.4% among both women and men. The age-specific prevalence of blood donation peaked at 25 years of age (6.8%) for women and 30 years of age (5.7%) for men. Children of any age were associated with lower prevalence of blood donation among women, while the opposite was seen for men. Middle to high income groups, but not the highest income group, had fourfold higher donor prevalence than the lowest income group (6.7% compared to 1.7%). The prevalence of blood donation was considerably lower among men living with their parents (2.9%) or alone (3.9%) than among men cohabitating with a woman (6.2%).

SUMMARY: Social marginalization, as indicated by low income and being a male living without a woman, was associated with lower prevalence of blood donation. However, individuals with very high incomes and women with children were underrepresented in the Danish blood donor population.

Original language	English
Article number	e0169112
Journal	PLOS ONE
Volume	12
Issue number	2
Number of pages	11
ISSN	1932-6203
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169112
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2017

Keywords

Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Blood Banks
Blood Donors
Denmark
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Biological
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Journal Article

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