Research Article

Public Awareness on Cord Blood Banking in Saudi Arabia

Table 4

Knowledge and attitude analysis towards cord blood banking.

QuestionsAnswersTotal = 1146, number (%)

What has been your major source of information on the subject?Hospital educational material(165) 14.4%
Medical personnel(110) 9.6%
Traditional media(288) 25.1%
Social media(583) 50.9%
Where would you store your cord blood?Public cord blood bank(912) 79.6%
Private cord blood bank(234) 20.4%
Would you donate for research?Yes(1002) 87.4%
No(144) 12.6%
Should the decision about donation be shared between parents?Yes(998) 87.1%
No(148) 12.9%