Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of respondents for the KAP of blood donation in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 772)

 18–25

292

37.8

 26–35

235

30.4

 36–45

130

16.8

  > 45

115

14.9

 Male

346

44.8

 Female

426

55.2

 Orthodox

686

88.9

 Muslim

68

8.8

 Protestant/catholic

18

2.3

 Married

389

50.4

 Single

335

43.4

 Widowed

32

4.1

 Divorced

16

2.1

 No formal education

102

13.2

 Primary (1–8^th)

66

8.5

 Secondary (9–12^th)

237

30.7

 Certificate and above

367

47.5

 Private employer

252

32.6

 Government employer

179

23.2

 Student

167

21.6

 House wife

138

17.9

 Daily labor

20

2.6

 Other

16

2.1

  < 500

91

11.8

 500–1000

165

21.4

 1001–1500

91

11.8

  > 1500

425

55.1