Attitudes and Perceptions of Men Who Have Sex with Men Towards Blood Donation Deferral Policy in Israel
By Itzchak Levy, Liraz Olmer, Yuval Livnat et al. · Published on PloS one
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are permanently deferred from donating blood in Israel. Pressure to change this policy exists, despite data showing higher prevalence and incidence of HIV in MSM. A survey was conducted to evaluate current knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and compliance if deferral w