Blood Donation Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices during COVID-19 Pandemic: Questionnaire-Based Study in Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Knowledge of the study participants about blood donation during COVID-19 online survey, December 2021 ().

	Knowledge questions	Correct responses
		No	%
1	How often can an individual donate blood (yearly/every 6 months)	201	64.0
2	Any healthy adult is able to donate	303	96.5
3	Age is a limitation on blood donation	227	72.3
4	Can people with any blood group donate blood	302	96.2
5	Blood donation is important in emergency situation	301	95.9
6	Blood can be stored in the blood bank	304	96.8
7	Blood donation has beneficial effects to the donor (agree)	302	96.2
8	You will donate blood if you receive notification of the need for blood	229	72.9
9	Blood donation activates blood circulation and blood renewal	305	97.1
10	Blood donation decreases heart and arterial diseases	233	74.2
11	Blood donation detects hidden diseases	235	74.8
	Overall level of knowledge
	(i) Poor	150	47.8
	(ii) Good	164	52.2
	Mean knowledge score (): ; range: 5)–12 out of 14