Table 1 Variables collected in each category of the questionnaire
Category | Variables collected |
|---|---|
1. Participants socio-demographic characteristics | Age, sex, marital status, religion, education, employment, donor status |
2. Motivators of blood donation | when someone I know is in need, good attitude staff, incentives, appeals on radio, television, or from a famous person, a reminder to donate when there is a shortage, and to help a person in need |
3. Potential barriers to blood donation | Poor attitude of staff, level of privacy during screening, fear of weakness, fear of needles/pain, fear of contagion, fear of feeling faint or dizzy, the inconvenience of donors’ clinic, donated blood may be sold, and absence of incentives |
4. Knowledge of blood donation | Minimum age for blood donation, maximum number of donations in a year, interval between two blood donations, does donated blood expire, and is a person positive for HIV/AIDS eligible to donate blood |