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Table 3 Association of donor status and socio-demographic characteristics

From: Motivational factors for blood donation, potential barriers, and knowledge about blood donation in first-time and repeat blood donors

Characteristics

Donor Status

X2

P value

First time

Repeat

Age (years)

 < 20

22(70.97)

9(29.03)

  

 20–35

137(55.69)

109(44.31)

6.4731

0.092a

 36–50

29(46.77)

33(53.23)

  

 > 50

4(36.36)

7(63.64)

  

Sex

 Male

121(63.02)

135(85.44)

22.1827

< 0.001

 Female

71(36.98)

23(14.56)

  

Marital status

 Never married

88(61.97)

54(38.03)

  

 Married

85(46.70)

97(53.30)

11.2740

0.004

 Divorce/separated/widowed

19(73.08)

7(26.92)

  

Religion

 Christianity

72(62.07)

44(37.93)

3.7794

0.052

 Islam

119(51.07)

114(48.93)

  

Education

 No formal education

32(44.44)

40(55.56)

  

 Primary

50(60.98)

32(39.02)

8.7010

0.034

 Secondary

49(49.00)

51(51.00)

  

 Tertiary

61(63.54)

35(36.46)

  

Employment status

 Formal sector employment

62(46.97)

70(53.03)

  

 Self-employed

63(50.40)

62(49.60)

15.4324

0.001

 Unemployed

22(70.97)

9(29.03)

  

 Student

45(72.58)

17(27.42)

  
  1. aFisher’s exact test