Table 5 Practice of blood donation among health and non-health science colleges.
Variable N (%) | Health science college (N = 8452) | Non-health science college (N = 4154) | Total (N = 12,606) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Have you ever donated? | 0.811 | |||
Yes | 1922 (22.7) | 936 (22.5) | 2858 (22.7) | |
No | 6530 (77.3) | 3218 (77.5) | 9748 (77.3) | |
What type of blood donation have you practiced? | 0.043 | |||
Voluntary (gives the blood of his or her own free will and receives no payment) | 1561 (18.5) | 718 (17.3) | 2279 (18.1) | |
Replacement (gives blood when it is required by a family or community member) | 350 (4.1) | 210 (5.1) | 560 (4.4) | |
Paid (received payment to donate) | 11 (0.1) | 8 (0.2) | 19 (0.2) | |
Never practiced | 6530 (77.3) | 3218 (77.5) | 9748 (77.3) | |
How many times have you donated? | 0.122 | |||
Once | 993 (11.7) | 474 (11.4) | 1467 (11.6) | |
Twice | 419 (5.0) | 239 (5.8) | 658 (5.2) | |
More than twice | 510 (6.0) | 223 (5.4) | 733 (5.8) | |
Never donated | 6530 (77.3) | 3218 (77.5) | 9748 (77.3) | |
How often do you donate? | (N = 1922) | (N = 936) | 0.022 | |
Regularly, once a year | 117 (6.1) | 74 (7.9) | 191 (6.7) | |
Regularly, twice a year | 137 (7.1) | 50 (5.3) | 187 (6.5) | |
Regularly more than twice a year | 73 (3.8) | 41 (4.4) | 114 (4.0) | |
I donate but not regularly | 1083 (56.3) | 489 (52.2) | 1572 (55.0) | |
Only when someone close needs | 512 (26.6) | 282 (30.1) | 794 (27.8) | |
Do you intend to donate in the future? | 0.744 | |||
Yes, I do | 7229 (85.5) | 3538 (85.2) | 10,767 (85.4) | |
No, I do not intend to | 908 (10.7) | 450 (10.8) | 1358 (10.8) | |
No, I am no longer medically eligible to donate | 315 (3.7) | 166 (4.0) | 481 (3.8) | |
