Table 4 Attitude of students with high versus low levels of knowledge regarding blood donation.
Variable N (%) | High knowledge (N = 3588) | Low knowledge (N = 9018) | Total (N = 12,606) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Have you ever had courses or lectures on blood donation and its importance? | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 1424 (39.7) | 1625 (18.0) | 3049 (24.2) | |
No | 2164 (60.3) | 7393 (82.0) | 9557 (75.8) | |
Would you like to receive training on blood donation? | 0.018 | |||
Yes | 2744 (76.5) | 6712 (74.4) | 9456 (75.0) | |
No | 844 (23.5) | 2306 (25.6) | 3150 (25.0) | |
Would you donate if there is a serious shortage in blood banks? | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 3333 (92.9) | 8054 (89.3) | 11,387 (90.3) | |
No | 255 (7.1) | 964 (10.7) | 1219 (9.7) | |
Do you encourage people around you to donate? | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 3090 (86.1) | 6944 (77.0) | 10,034 (79.6) | |
No | 498 (13.9) | 2074 (23.0) | 2572 (20.4) | |
If your university organizes a donation campaign, would you participate and donate? | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 2982 (83.1) | 7077 (78.5) | 10,059 (79.8) | |
No | 606 (16.9) | 1941 (21.5) | 2547 (20.2) | |
Would you like to take responsibility for spreading accurate information about blood donation to lay people? | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 3010 (83.9) | 6808 (75.5) | 9818 (77.9) | |
No | 578 (16.1) | 2210 (24.5) | 2788 (22.1) | |
If you have seen calls for donation on social media, name the most involved platform | < 0.001 | |||
1126 (31.4) | 2250 (25.0) | 3376 (26.8) | ||
590 (16.4) | 1133 (12.6) | 1723 (13.7) | ||
7 (0.2) | 22 (0.2) | 29 (0.2) | ||
Snapchat | 6 (0.2) | 30 (0.3) | 36 (0.3) | |
Telegram | 6 (0.2) | 25 (0.3) | 31 (0.2) | |
TikTok | 9 (0.3) | 41 (0.5) | 50 (0.4) | |
117 (3.3) | 284 (3.1) | 401 (3.2) | ||
447 (12.5) | 819 (9.1) | 1266 (10.0) | ||
YouTube | 69 (1.9) | 142 (1.6) | 211 (1.7) | |
I have not seen | 1211 (33.8) | 4272 (47.4) | 5483 (43.5) | |
Describe the attitude of your college university towards blood donation | < 0.001 | |||
Very discouraging | 316 (8.8) | 1465 (16.2) | 1781 (14.1) | |
Discouraging | 353 (9.8) | 1107 (12.3) | 1460 (11.6) | |
Neutral | 1067 (29.7) | 2978 (33.0) | 4045 (32.1) | |
Encouraging | 805 (22.4) | 1611 (17.9) | 2416 (19.2) | |
Very encouraging | 1047 (29.2) | 1857 (20.6) | 2904 (23.0) | |
Describe the attitude of your family toward blood donation | < 0.001 | |||
Very discouraging | 318 (8.9) | 1023 (11.3) | 1341 (10.6) | |
Discouraging | 454 (12.7) | 1341 (14.9) | 1795 (14.2) | |
Neutral | 1114 (31.0) | 3141 (34.8) | 4255 (33.8) | |
Encouraging | 752 (21.0) | 1683 (18.7) | 2435 (19.3) | |
Very encouraging | 950 (26.5) | 1830 (20.3) | 2780 (22.1) | |
Describe the attitude of your friends toward blood donation | < 0.001 | |||
Very discouraging | 211 (5.9) | 877 (9.7) | 1088 (8.6) | |
Discouraging | 326 (9.1) | 1041 (11.5) | 1367 (10.8) | |
Neutral | 1061 (29.6) | 3093 (34.3) | 4154 (33.0) | |
Encouraging | 941 (26.2) | 1955 (21.7) | 2896 (23.0) | |
Very encouraging | 1049 (29.2) | 2052 (22.8) | 3101 (24.6) | |
