Factors Associated with Intention to Donate Blood: Sociodemographic and Past Experience Variables

Table 3

Past experiences of blood donation and transfusion among close contacts.

Characteristic	Frequency	Percentage
Knows a close family member who donated blood ()
Yes	119	31.0%
No	265	69.0%
Knows a friend who donated blood ()
Yes	103	26.8%
No	281	73.2%
Close family member ever needed blood transfusion ()
Yes	116	30.2%
No	268	69.8%
Close family member ever got blood transfusion ()
Yes	97	83.6%
No	19	16.4%
Reason for no blood transfusion ()
Unavailability of blood	6	31.6%
Cultural reasons	2	10.5%
Patient died soon	5	26.3%
No response	6	31.6%