Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Voluntary Blood Donation among Healthcare Workers at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
Table 2
Knowledge on blood donation.
Do you know the common blood groups?
Yes
151 (92.6%)
No
9 (5.5%)
No response
3 (1.8%)
Do you know your blood group?
Yes
153 (93.9%)
No
7 (4.3%)
No response
3 (1.8%)
Blood group of respondent?
A Positive
25 (15.3%)
AB Positive
3 (1.8%)
B Positive
16 (9.8%)
O Negative
6 (3.7%)
O Positive
74 (45.4%)
Invalid
4 (2.5%)
No response
35 (21.5%)
Can a person be infected by receiving blood transfusion?
Yes (correct)
159 (97.5%)
No (incorrect)
2 (1.2%)
No response
2 (1.2%)
What diseases are transmissible by blood transfusion?
HIV
149 (91.4%)
HBV
114 (69.9%)
HCV
70 (42.9%)
Syphilis
44 (27.0%)
Malaria
7 (4.3%)
No response
5 (3.1%)
How often can an individual donate?
Weekly
3 (1.8%)
Monthly
13 (8.0%)
3 Monthly
35 (21.5%)
6 Monthly
44 (27%)
Annually
23 (14.1%)
Don’t know
33 (20.2%)
Invalid
1 (0.6%)
No response
11 (6.7%)
Who should donate blood?
Men (correct)
132 (81.0%)
Women (correct)
112 (81.0%)
Young (<18 yrs) (incorrect)
12 (7.4%)
Old (>60 yrs) (incorrect)
4 (2.5%)
Vulnerable group (incorrect)
6 (3.7%)
Healthy (correct)
111 (68.1%)
Diseased (incorrect)
1 (0.6%)
Who should not donate blood?
Men (incorrect)
7 (4.3%)
Woman (incorrect)
13 (8.0%)
Young (<18 yrs) (correct)
58 (35.6%)
Old (>60 yrs) (correct)
82 (50.3%)
Vulnerable group (correct)
103 (63.2%)
Healthy (incorrect)
4 (2.5%)
Diseased (correct)
107 (65.6%)
Culture belief (incorrect)
10 (6.1%)
Religious belief
12 (7.4%)
No response
7 (4.3%)
What volume of blood is collected during each donation?
