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This ecological study aimed to characterize long-term blood donation patterns in Zhejiang Province from 2017 to 2025, spanning the pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic periods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The blood donation data from 2017 to 2025 were obtained from the BIS 3.0 database maintained by the Blood Center of Zhejiang Province. These data included the number of donations, donated volume, donor demographics, as well as blood supply volume. A descriptive ecological design was employed for analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The blood donation rate per 1,000 population, the total number of blood donations, and whole blood donation indicators exhibited an upward trend from 2020 to 2022, followed by a decline in the post-pandemic period. The male-to-female donor ratio (\u22483:2) remained stable. The proportion of young donors (18\u2264 to &amp;lt;25\u202fyears) declined by 46.2%. Conversely, donors aged 55\u2264 to &amp;lt;60\u202fyears increased from 1 to 3%, representing the largest relative growth among all age groups. Among occupational groups, the proportions of employees, medical staff, and workers returned to earlier levels after the pandemic, whereas the proportion of students recovered more slowly. The supply of red blood cells and plasma declined after 2022, while platelet supply continued to increase.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These results reveal marked shifts in blood donation dynamics temporally associated with the pandemic and its aftermath. Therefore, targeted incentives, public awareness, and trend monitoring are warranted to enhance the resilience of the blood supply system.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1905236","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,31]],"date-time":"2026-08-31T05:40:55Z","timestamp":1788154855000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Blood donation trends in Zhejiang Province, 2017\u20132025: an ecological study before, during, and after COVID-19"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Guihua","family":"Jiang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Blood Transfusion, Jiaxing Central Blood Station","place":["Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yani","family":"Ye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Blood Transfusion, Jiaxing Central Blood Station","place":["Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hongyun","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Blood Transfusion, Jiaxing Central Blood Station","place":["Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jinhui","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Blood Transfusion, Jiaxing Central Blood Station","place":["Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jinhui","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Blood Center of Zhejiang Province","place":["Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jun","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Blood Transfusion, Jiaxing Central Blood Station","place":["Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"770","DOI":"10.3390\/epidemiologia5040052","article-title":"Voluntary blood donation in modern healthcare: trends, challenges, and opportunities","volume":"5","author":"Gasparovic Babic","year":"2024","journal-title":"Epidemiologia (Basel)"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"921","DOI":"10.1186\/s12909-025-07499-8","article-title":"Evaluation of the knowledge, attitude, and behavioral characteristics of medical students regarding blood donation","volume":"25","author":"Keten","year":"2025","journal-title":"BMC Med Educ"},{"key":"ref3","volume-title":"StatPearls","author":"Lotterman","year":"2025"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"303","DOI":"10.4103\/ajts.ajts_30_22","article-title":"Smart approaches for encouraging the blood donation","volume":"18","author":"Sharma","year":"2024","journal-title":"Asian J Transfus Sci"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1099","DOI":"10.1186\/s12913-020-05944-6","article-title":"The development of a legal framework for blood donation and blood safety in China over 24\u202fyears","volume":"20","author":"Gao","year":"2020","journal-title":"BMC Health Serv Res"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"84","DOI":"10.1016\/j.tmrv.2016.12.002","article-title":"Challenges and research in managing blood supply in China","volume":"31","author":"Zhu","year":"2017","journal-title":"Transfus Med Rev"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1251","DOI":"10.1111\/trf.16886","article-title":"What would it take to convince you to donate? 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