Analysis of the most common causes of blood donor deferral in northern Jeddah: a single-center study

Figures & data

Table 1 Gender distribution and categories of causes of deferral

Gender	No. deferred (%)
Male	428 (85.6)
Female	72 (14.4)
Category of causes of deferral	No. deferred (%)
Personal causes	51 (10%)
Examination causes	236 (47.20%)
History causes	213 (42.60%)

Table 2 Age ranges of the deferred donors

Age ranges in years	No. deferred (%)
16–20	38 (7.6)
21–25	119 (23.8)
26–30	99 (19.8)
31–35	87 (17.4)
36–40	68 (13.6)
41–45	34 (6.8)
46–50	19 (3.8)
51–55	20 (4)
56–60	12 (2.4)
62–76	4 (0.8)
Total	500 (100)

Table 3 The personal causes for blood donor deferral

Personal Causes	No. of deferred (%)
Less sleep hours	29(5.8)
Old age	8 (1.6)
No vein	6 (1.2)
No ID	3 (0.6)
Young age	3 (0.6)
Didn’t come back	2 (0.4)
Total	51 (10%)

Table 4 The examination causes for blood donor deferral

Examination causes	No. deferred (%)
Low blood pressure	68 (13.6)
Low hemoglobin	54 (10.8)
High hemoglobin	35 (7)
High blood pressure	28 (5.6)
High pulse	22 (4.4)
Low weight	14 (2.8)
Low pulse	7 (1.4)
Fever	3 (0.6)
Increased weight	3 (0.6)
Palpitations	1 (0.2)
Fainted during blood pressure measurement	1 (0.2)
Total	236 (47.20%)

Table 5 A donor’s history, which caused deferral

History	No. of deferred (%)
Cupping	58 (11.6)
On Antibiotic	32 (6.4)
Dental procedure	18 (3.6)
Operation	16 (3.2)
Injection in past 8 weeks	7 (1.4)
Growth hormone	6 (1.2)
Donated in past 8 weeks	6 (1.2)
Asthma	6 (1.2)
Aspirin	4 (0.8)
Leukemia	4 (0.8)
Travelled outside Saudi Arabia recently	4 (0.8)
Dizziness	3 (0.6)
Allergy	3 (0.6)
On insulin	3 (0.6)
Chest pain	3 (0.6)
Sexual relations (non-marital)	3 (0.6)
On medications	3 (0.6)
Heart/lung disease	2 (0.4)
Donated one month ago	2 (0.4)
Eczema	2 (0.4)
Diabetic	2 (0.4)
Malaria	2 (0.4)
Hepatitis	2 (0.4)
Sexually transmitted disease	2 (0.4)
Tattoo in the past 3 months	1 (0.2)
Visited Africa	1 (0.2)
Donated 2 units in past 16 weeks	1 (0.2)
Common cold	1 (0.2)
Bone/skin grafting	1 (0.2)
Post-cesarean section since 10 months	1 (0.2)
Psychiatric pills	1 (0.2)
Used needles	1 (0.2)
Drugs	1 (0.2)
Plasma injection	1 (0.2)
Transplantation	1 (0.2)
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) antibodies	1 (0.2)
On hormones	1 (0.2)
Visited Sudan less than a year ago	1 (0.2)
Deferred previously	1 (0.2)
Prison	1 (0.2)
Wounds on hand	1 (0.2)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)	1 (0.2)
On Anticoagulant	1 (0.2)
Sick	1 (0.2)
Total	213 (42.60%)