Views and Attitudes of Blood Donors toward Blood Donation during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Thrace Region, Greece

Christina Gkirtsou, Theocharis Konstantinidis, Dimitrios Cassimos, Eleni I. Konstantinidou, Eftychia G. Kontekaki, Viki Rekari, Eugenia Bezirtzoglou, Georges Martinis, Pantelis Stergiannis and for Thrace Study Group on Blood Donors’ Attitude during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Christina Gkirtsou: Blood Transfusion Center, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis Dragana Campus, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
Theocharis Konstantinidis: Blood Transfusion Center, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis Dragana Campus, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
Dimitrios Cassimos: Pediatric Department, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
Eleni I. Konstantinidou: Blood Transfusion Department, General Hospital of Drama, 66100 Drama, Greece
Eftychia G. Kontekaki: Blood Transfusion Center, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis Dragana Campus, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
Viki Rekari: Blood Transfusion Department, General Hospital of Xanthi, 67100 Xanthi, Greece
Eugenia Bezirtzoglou: Laboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Protection, Department of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
Georges Martinis: Blood Transfusion Center, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis Dragana Campus, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
Pantelis Stergiannis: School of Social Sciences, The Hellenic Open University, 26335 Patra, Greece
for Thrace Study Group on Blood Donors’ Attitude during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Collaborators of the Thrace Study Group on Blood Donors’ Attitudes during the COVID-19 Pandemic Are Indicated in the Acknowledgment Section.

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-9

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has been going on for the last two years and it has affected our society and, amongst other things, has had a negative impact on blood donation, which has led to a significant reduction in blood supplies worldwide. The imposed restrictions in terms of physical presence and transportation, and the fear of the unknown, have aggravated the situation. In Greece, after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, the blood supplies at the blood transfusion units (BTUs) were dramatically reduced. Although the blood transfusions were lessened during the COVID-19 pandemic period, the blood stocks at all the BTUs of the country were also reduced.

Keywords: blood donors; COVID-19; pandemic; attitude; community; transfusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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