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To evaluate the effectiveness of predonation procedures, we studied both the characteristics and the undisclosed risk behaviours of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HIV<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010positive donors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We analysed the data from the Italian blood donor surveillance system in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Based on the postdonation interview, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HIV<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010positive donors were classified by risk behaviour (heterosexual, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MSM<\/jats:styled-content>, \u2018non\u2010sexual\u2019 and \u2018not determined\u2019) and by time elapsed from risk behaviour to donation. In Italy, the temporary deferral for exposure to behaviour at risk is 4 months.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In the postdonation interview, 113 <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HIV<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010positive donors (32\u00b74%), who denied at\u2010risk behaviours in the predonation selection, reported sexual risk behaviours &lt;4 months prior to donation; they were predominantly males (84\u00b71%) and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">RTD<\/jats:styled-content> (63\u00b77%). The main reason for not having reported the risk behaviour in the predonation selection was \u2018not realizing having engaged in at\u2010risk behaviour\u2019 (66\u00b74%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>These findings underline the need for more comprehensible educational material, a clearer predonation questionnaire, and effective information campaigns to improve the awareness of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HIV<\/jats:styled-content> sexual risk behaviours among blood donors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/vox.12328","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,9,28]],"date-time":"2015-09-28T19:36:52Z","timestamp":1443469012000},"page":"134-142","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["<scp>HIV<\/scp>\u2010positive blood donors unaware of their sexual at\u2010risk behaviours before donation in <scp>I<\/scp>taly"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"110","author":[{"given":"M.","family":"Raimondo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National AIDS Unit National Institute of Health Rome Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"G.","family":"Facco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Blood Centre National Institute of Health Rome Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"V.","family":"Regine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National AIDS Unit National Institute of Health Rome Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"S.","family":"Pupella","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Blood Centre National Institute of Health Rome Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"G.","family":"Grazzini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Blood Centre National Institute of Health Rome Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"B.","family":"Suligoi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National AIDS Unit National Institute of Health Rome Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,9,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_8_2_1","unstructured":"Decreto Ministeriale 3 marzo 2005:Protocolli per l'accertamento dell'idoneit\u00e0 del donatore di sangue e di emocomponenti. 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