Applying Data Provenance to the Generation and Analysis of Blood Donor Profiles

• Fernanda N. Almeida USP
• Pedro P. S. B. Silva USP
• Alfredo M. Júnior Hemocentro de São Paulo
• Ester C. Sabino Hemocentro de São Paulo
• João E. Ferreira USP

Abstract

Regular blood donors are frequently prevented from donating due to potential risk of anemia, and the reasons that lead to these rejections may vary according to each individual. The São Paulo Blood Center collects data from donations and also from rejections. One of the main reasons for rejection is iron deficiency. In this paper, we are interested in constructing a data provenance model and applying it to the São Paulo Blood Center database. Our contribution is the creation of a data provenance model that is able, not only to recognize potentials profiles of anemic donors, but also verify the reliability of the extracted information from the data set.

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