Table 2 Proportion of respondents who correctly answered knowledge questions among adults in Debre Markos town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 772)
Knowledge variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Knew place of blood donation | 685 | 88.7 |
Knew interval of blood donation | 415 | 53.8 |
Age to start blood donation | 480 | 62.2 |
Minimum criteria for blood donation | ||
Age 18–65 years | 286 | 37.0 |
weight above 45 kg | 231 | 29.9 |
Basic good health | 540 | 69.9 |
Blood donation is useful for donors health | 609 | 78.9 |
Importance of blood donation | ||
Free health checkup | 107 | 13.9 |
Healthy feeling | 167 | 21.6 |
Feeling of happiness | 563 | 72.9 |
Reduction of heart attack | 55 | 7.1 |
Burns calories and control body weight | 34 | 4.4 |
Lower risk of cancer | 25 | 3.2 |
Best source of blood donation | 746 | 96.6 |
There is such thing as artificial blood | 521 | 67.5 |
Possible health risks of blood donation | ||
Anemia | 251 | 32.5 |
Cross infection | 59 | 7.6 |
Fainting | 220 | 28.5 |
Sudden death | 32 | 4.1 |
HIV positive person can donate blood | 666 | 86.3 |
Knew any infections transmitted by transfusion | 363 | 47.0 |
Infection can transmit during blood transfusion | ||
HIV/AIDS | 355 | 46.0 |
Hepatitis | 90 | 11.7 |
Syphilis | 94 | 12.2 |
Malaria | 47 | 6.1 |
Who are not eligible for blood donation | ||
Infectious disease patients | 606 | 78.5 |
Pregnant and lactating women | 369 | 47.8 |
History of major surgery in past year | 190 | 24.6 |
History of blood transfusion | 119 | 15.4 |
Intra venous drug users | 53 | 6.9 |