Research Article

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Motivations towards Blood Donation among King Abdulaziz Medical City Population

Table 3

Association between demographic characteristics of the participants and their attitude towards blood donation.

Demographic characteristicsBlood donation attitude value
score (4–20)
MedianMean rank

Age (years)
 <2015141.00.117
 20–3016173.2
 31–5016185.7
 >5016169.3
Gender
 Males16197.5<0.001*
 Females16155.7
Marital status
 Single16153.80.007*
 Married16184.6
Level of education
 Illiterate16149.20.320
 Below high school16183.9
 High school16181.3
 University graduates16174.0
 Postgraduate14130.9
Occupation
 Military17204.6<0.001
 Civil16179.6
 Student15130.4
 Unemployed16165.4

Mann-Whitney test.
Kruskal-Wallis test.