Study on the age composition of blood donors in some areas of China

Yuxiang Chen; Dongyan Zhao; Ling Hou; Nan Zhao; Jing XU; Xiaohua Yuan; Xinyi Tang; Dengping Lei; Guiqi Zhao; Ying LI; Yifei Wang; Dan Liu; Dong LI; Can Huang; Lin Wang; Yang Zhang; Xia DU; Bin JU; Shuangqin LI; Shuanglin Xue; Xiaojuan WU; Jiangeng Zhang; Wusheng LI

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Study on the age composition of blood donors in some areas of China

VernacularTitle:我国部分地区献血者年龄构成特征研究
Author: Yuxiang CHEN ¹ ; Dongyan ZHAO ² ; Ling HOU ³ ; Nan ZHAO ⁴ ; Jing XU ⁵ ; Xiaohua YUAN ⁶ ; Xinyi TANG ⁷ ; Dengping LEI ⁸ ; Guiqi ZHAO ⁹ ; Ying LI ¹⁰ ; Yifei WANG ¹¹ ; Dan LIU ¹² ; Dong LI ¹³ ; Can HUANG ¹⁴ ; Lin WANG ¹⁵ ; Yang ZHANG ¹⁶ ; Xia DU ¹⁷ ; Bin JU ¹⁸ ; Shuangqin LI ¹⁹ ; Shuanglin XUE ²⁰ ; Xiaojuan WU ²¹ ; Jiangeng ZHANG ²² ; Wusheng LI ¹
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1. Henan Red Cross Blood Center, Zhengzhou 450012, China
2. Beijing Red Cross Blood Center
3. Heilongjiang Blood Center
4. Inner Mongolia Blood Center
5. Wuhan Blood Center
6. Urumqi Blood Center
7. Jiangsu Province Blood Center
8. Qinghai Blood Center
9. Hebei Province Blood Center
10. Chengdu Blood Center
11. Jiangxi Province Blood Center
12. Liaoning Province Blood Center
13. Taiyuan Blood Center
14. Changsha Blood Center
15. Hainan Province Blood Center
16. Guangzhou Blood Center
17. Yunnan Kunming Blood Center
18. Blood Center of Shandong Province
19. Ningxia Blood Center
20. Gansu Province Red Cross Blood Center
21. Chongqing Blood Center
22. Shaanxi Blood Center
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: age of blood donors; blood donors<25 years old; recruitment; retention
From: Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2022;35(4):368-371
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: 【Objective】 To explore the recruitment and retention strategy of blood donors by investigating the age composition of blood donors in some areas of China, so as to promote blood donation and enhance clinical blood supply. 【Methods】 Through the working platform of Practice Comparison Working Group of China’s Mainland Blood Collection and Supply Institutions, the average age and age composition of blood donors from 22 blood centers were collected, and statistical analysis was conducted after eliminating invalid data. 【Results】 The median average age of blood donors during the survey year was 30.02.The median age in 2.89% of the blood centers was lower than 25. The average age of different genders was statistically significant only in 2018(P<0.05). Fot first-time blood donors, the median constituent ratio of donors <25 and ≥25 years old was 54.53% and 44.28%, with median retention rate at 10.30% and 9.61%, respectively. The median overall participation rate of blood donors was 2.7%, with median participation rate of blood donors <25 years old at 5.1%. 【Conclusion】 The recruitment and retention of blood donor is crucial to enhance clinical blood supply. Blood donors <25 years old, with a longer period for future donation, should be the main target of blood donation recruitment. Meanwhile, the revision of upper age limit for blood donation is another important initiative to grow the blood donor pool.