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. 2022 Apr 19;19(9):4963.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19094963.

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

Christina Gkirtsou  1   2 , Theocharis Konstantinidis  1 , Dimitrios Cassimos  3 , Eleni I Konstantinidou  4 , Eftychia G Kontekaki  1 , Viki Rekari  5 , Eugenia Bezirtzoglou  6 , Georges Martinis  1 , Pantelis Stergiannis  2 , For Thrace Study Group On Blood Donors' Attitude During The Covid-Pandemic
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Views and Attitudes of Blood Donors toward Blood Donation during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Thrace Region, Greece

Christina Gkirtsou et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

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: COVID-19; attitude; blood donors; community; pandemic; transfusion.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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