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Blood donation can lead to anemia, particularly deficiency anemia under certain conditions. This study therefore aims to determine the prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency anemia in blood donors and identify associated factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We conducted an analytical cross\u2010sectional study over 4 months. Blood donors were recruited at the blood bank of the Bafoussam Regional Hospital. Blood samples were collected in EDTA and dry tubes for biological tests, among which full blood counts, serum ferritin level, and serum iron following standard assay protocols (flow cytometry, sandwich Elisa, and spectrophotometric). The results obtained were analyzed using R software version 4.3.2. The significance threshold for analyses was set at\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      value &lt;\u20090.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In total, 210 blood donors were included in the study. The sex ratio was 5.3 in favor of men. The mean age was 29.69\u2009\u00b1\u20097.98 years. The most common type of donation was paid donation (38.6%); 70% of the donations were sporadic. Out of the 210 donors, 63 (30%) had anemia, and 45 (21.4%) had iron deficiency. The mean hemoglobin level was 10.81\u2009\u00b1\u20090.89\u2009g\/dL in anemic donors (AD), and 12.84\u2009\u00b1\u20091.18\u2009g\/dL in non\u2010anemic donors (NAD) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The mean red blood cell count was 4.67\u2009\u00b1\u20090.55\u2009T\/L in AD and 5.21\u2009\u00b1\u20090.62\u2009T\/L in NAD (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The mean hemoglobin levels were 10.8\u2009\u00b1\u20090.87\u2009g\/dL in AD, and 12.9\u2009\u00b1\u20091.17\u2009g\/dL in NAD (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Serum iron level differed in AD compared to NAD with respective means of 305\u2009\u00b1\u2009128\u2009\u00b5g\/dL in AD and 386.00\u2009\u00b1\u2009207\u2009\u00b5g\/dL in NAD (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Macroplateletosis was identified as a predictive factor of iron deficiency anemia during blood donation (OR\u2009=\u20092.93; 95% CI = [1.00; 8.59];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.054).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study reports a high frequency of iron deficiency anemia in blood donors. This suggests a systematic exploration of anemia and iron deficiency anemia in blood donors is useful to preserve donor safety and ensure the efficacy of blood transfusion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hsr2.71913","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,8]],"date-time":"2026-03-08T11:55:41Z","timestamp":1772970941000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Prevalence of Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Associated Factors Among Blood Donors in West Cameroon; an Analytical Cross\u2010Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0833-8167","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Josu\u00e9 Louokdom","family":"Simo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Higher Institute of Health Sciences Universit\u00e9 des Montagnes Bangangt\u00e9 Cameroon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2867-0538","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Romaric De Manfouo","family":"Tuono","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Higher Institute of Health Sciences Universit\u00e9 des Montagnes Bangangt\u00e9 Cameroon"},{"name":"Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences Universit\u00e9 des Montagnes Bangangt\u00e9 Cameroon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laurenne Alicia","family":"Kouaya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences Universit\u00e9 des Montagnes Bangangt\u00e9 Cameroon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maryline Seuko","family":"Njopwouo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences University <i>of Yaound\u00e9 1<\/i> Yaound\u00e9 Cameroon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claude Tayou","family":"Tagny","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences University <i>of Yaound\u00e9 1<\/i> Yaound\u00e9 Cameroon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-022-12512-6"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/joah.joah_103_23"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","first-page":"83","article-title":"An\u00e9mie en Milieu Hospitalier Marocain: Typologie et Influences Des Facteurs Sociod\u00e9mographiques Sur Son Incidence","volume":"12","author":"Hioui M. 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