60.5% of donors were young, below 30 years of age. Donors were
predominantly male (91.6%). Voluntary donors comprised 88% of the donors.
Total deferral rate was 22.36%, with 17.29% permanent deferrals and 82.71%
temporary deferrals. Main reasons for deferral were anemia 39.42%, low body
weight 14.29%, hypertension 10.73%, age below 18 years 10.73% and history
of medication 6.09%. The common causes of deferral between our study and
other similar studies are the same.