Research Article

Factors Associated with Repeat Blood Donation at the Northern Zone Blood Transfusion Centre in Tanzania

Table 3

Factors associated with repeat donation among blood donors ().

VariablesRepeated donation
COR (95% CI) valueAOR (95% CI) value

Living area
 Kilimanjaro1
 Arusha 0.54 (0.34–0.87)0.010.47 (0.29–0.08)0.002
 Tanga1.05 (0.53–2.05)0.899
 Manyara0.999
 Outside NZ2.03 (1.02–4.03)0.042.09 (1–4.34)0.049
Intention to donate
 Low11
 High2.35 (1.55–3.55)0.0002.09 (1.34–3.24)0.001
Donation interval
 Others11
 3-4 months1.64 (1.11–2.42)0.011.56 (1.02–2.36)0.039
Experience in last donation
 Bad11
 Good2.16 (1.46–3.18)0.0002.15 (1.42–3.25)0.000
Altruistic score1.03 (1.01–1.05)0.011.03 (1–1.05)0.036