John M Ruiz, Shana D Hughes, Melissa Flores, Brian Custer, Maia Ingram, Scott Carvajal, Cecilia Rosales, Hany Kamel, Ralph Vassallo, Christopher R France
BACKGROUND: Despite being the largest racial/ethnic minority group in the United States, Hispanic/Latinos (H/L) are significantly underrepresented among blood donors. A lack of proximal blood donation opportunities may be one factor contributing to these disparities. However, few studies have investigated this possibility. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Proprietary data on mobile blood collections in Maricopa County, Arizona, were gathered for the period of January 01, 2022 to April 30, 2022 and paired with census tract information using ArcGIS...
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