"Safety Issues in Blood Handling and Transfusion in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh."

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the 12th World AIDS Conference, held June 28 - July 3, 1998, in Geneva, Switzerland, "Objectives: To assess the situation of blood screening facilities in relation to STD/HIV/AIDS and to explore the high risk behavior of professional blood donors (PBDs). Study Design: Cross-sectional. Methods: The study was carried out by using quantitative and qualitative research methods during 1993-95. It included blood collection facilities in Dhaka city and PBDs in additional five major cities. Data were collected from 50 staff members of the facilities through interviewing and from 288 PBDs through in-depth...

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