Table 2 Level of knowledge of WSUTRH health care workers towards blood donation, 2017
Questions | Category | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Do you know common blood groups? | Yes | 215 | 98.6 |
No | 3 | 1.4 | |
Do you know your blood group? | Yes | 205 | 94 |
No | 13 | 6 | |
What is your blood group?b | A+ | 40 | 19.5 |
A- | 10 | 4.9 | |
B+ | 50 | 24.4 | |
B- | 10 | 4.9 | |
AB+ | 19 | 9.2 | |
AB- | 8 | 3.9 | |
O+ | 59 | 28.8 | |
O- | 9 | 4.4 | |
Can a person be infected by receiving blood transfusion? | Yes | 190 | 87.2 |
No | 28 | 12.8 | |
What diseases are transmissible by blood transfusion? | HIV, HBV &HCV | 169 | 77.5 |
Syphilis, Malaria, and CMV | 17 | 7.8 | |
Other diseasesa | 32 | 14.7 | |
How often an individual donate blood? | Monthly | 3 | 1.4 |
Three monthly | 140 | 64.2 | |
Six monthly | 58 | 26.6 | |
Annually | 12 | 5.5 | |
I don’t know | 5 | 2.3 | |
Who should donate blood? | Men, women & healthy | 195 | 89.4 |
Old > 60 yrs., young< 18 yrs. vulnerable group & diseased | 23 | 10.6 | |
What volume of blood is collected during each donation? | < 500 ml | 164 | 75.2 |
500-1000mls | 45 | 20.7 | |
I Don’t know | 9 | 4.1 | |
What is the duration of the donation process? | 20 min | 74 | 34 |
20–60 min | 118 | 54.1 | |
I don’t know | 26 | 11.9 | |
What is your primary source of information about blood donation? | Training/school/college | 112 | 51.4 |
Health facility | 53 | 24.3 | |
Mass media | 39 | 17.9 | |
Others | 13 | 6 | |
Have no information | 1 | 0.5 |