Context and social perceptions of blood donation in donors found positive for human immunodeficiency virus in France.

Background: In France, information collected during postdonation interviews showed that a majority of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected donors were not eligible to donate as per donor selection criteria. In the interest of blood safety, this study aimed to explore the mechanisms of noncompliance with blood donor selection criteria, notably the permanent deferral of men who have sex with men (MSM).

Study Design And Methods: Semistructured individual interviews were conducted with 32 blood donors found positive for HIV between mid-2011 and 2014.