Research Article

Assessing Acceptability of Short Message Service Based Interventions towards Becoming Future Voluntary Blood Donors

Table 1

Knowledge of Pakistani blood banks and blood donations.

QuestionCorrect answer, (%)Wrong answer, (%)Did not know, (%)

Weight criterion permitted in Pakistan219 (62.6) 93 (26.6)38 (10.8)
Compatibility of blood Transfusions333 (95.1)17 (4.1)ā€”
Screening by blood banks316 (90.3)34 (9.7)ā€”
Amount of donated blood permitted in Pakistan129 (36.9)95 (27.2)126 (36)
Maximum components from a single donation149 (42.6)140 (40)61 (17.4)
Number of days for discarding unutilized blood products in Pakistan94 (26.9)230 (65.7)26 (7.4)
Time duration to redonate blood in Pakistan220 (62.9)110 (31.4)20 (5.7)
Type of blood component commonly utilized in Pakistan 225 (64.3)107 (30.5)18 (5.2)