Research Article
Factors Associated with Intention to Donate Blood: Sociodemographic and Past Experience Variables
Table 4
Factors associated with the intention to donate blood in the future.
| Factor |
Willing to donate blood | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | Yes | No |
| Age in years | | | | | 21–30 | 151 | 36 | 4.39 | | 31–40 | 70 | 35 | 2.09 | | 41–50 | 26 | 21 | 1.29 (0.57, 2.94) | | 51 and above | 22 | 23 | Reference | | Gender | | | | | Male | 112 | 44 | Reference | | Female | 157 | 71 | 0.87 (0.56, 1.36) | | Education level | | | | | No formal education | 22 | 22 | Reference | Reference | Primary | 25 | 31 | 0.81 (0.37, 1.78) | 0.81 (0.36, 1.82) | Secondary | 177 | 52 | 3.40 | 2.92 | Tertiary | 45 | 10 | 4.50 | 3.83 | Ever heard about blood donation | | | | | Yes | 235 | 92 | 1.73 (0.97, 3.09) | | No | 34 | 23 | Reference | | Knows a health condition that requires blood transfusion | | | | | Yes | 210 | 85 | 1.26 (0.76, 2.09) | | No | 59 | 30 | Reference | | Ever donated blood | | | | | Yes | 83 | 21 | 1.99 | | No | 186 | 94 | Reference | | Knows a close family member who donated blood | | | | | Yes | 102 | 17 | 3.52 | 2.84 | No | 167 | 98 | Reference | Reference | Knows a friend who donated blood | | | | | Yes | 88 | 15 | 3.24 | | No | 181 | 100 | Reference | | Close family member ever needed blood transfusion | | | | | Yes | 86 | 30 | 1.33 (0.82, 2.17) | | No | 183 | 85 | Reference | |
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value less than 0.05; ** value less than 0.01.
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