Understanding noncompliance with selective donor deferral criteria for high‐risk behaviors in <scp>A</scp>ustralian blood donors

Abstract

The prevalence of noncompliance is relatively low but our estimate is likely to be a lower bound. The selected high-risk behaviors were substantially less common in blood donors compared to the general population suggesting that self-deferral is effective. Nevertheless, a focus on further minimization should improve the blood safety.