Qualitative assessment of pica experienced by frequent blood donors

• Published in: Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 946 - 951
• Main Authors: Chansky, Melanie C., King, Melissa R., Bialkowski, Walter, Bryant, Barbara J., Kiss, Joseph E., D'Andrea, Pam, Cable, Ritchard G., Spencer, Bryan R., Mast, Alan E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Blood & organ donations; Blood Donors; Cohort Studies; Dietary Supplements; Female; Humans; Ice; Iron; Iron - administration & dosage; Iron - blood; Male; Pica - blood; Pica - drug therapy; Pica - epidemiology; Pica - etiology; Time Factors

BACKGROUND Pica, the compulsive consumption of ice or other nonnutritious substances, is associated with iron deficiency, a common negative consequence of frequent blood donation. Because of this, blood donors, such as those participating in the Strategies to Reduce Iron Deficiency (STRIDE) study, a...