Research Article
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% |
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