Table 3.
Perceptions and reasons associated among non-blood donor female health professionals
| Intern (n = 264) | Resident (n =155 ) | Consultant (n = 29) | Nurse (n =216 ) | P-Values | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| 1. You do not prefer donating blood due to already losing blood through menstruation (concern of having low blood) | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 38 | 19.4% | 27 | 13.8% | 3 | 1.5% | 128 | 65.3% | |
| No | 226 | 48.3% | 128 | 27.4% | 26 | 5.6% | 88 | 18.8% | |
| 2. No time for going to a blood bank (too busy caring for the family) | 0.001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 74 | 30.3% | 60 | 24.6% | 12 | 4.9% | 98 | 40.2% | |
| No | 190 | 45.2% | 95 | 22.6% | 17 | 4.0% | 118 | 28.1% | |
| 3. Dirtiness of menstrual blood (Napak/impurity of female blood) | NA | ||||||||
| Yes | 10 | 11.6% | 8 | 9.3% | 0 | .0% | 68 | 79.1% | |
| No | 254 | 43.9% | 147 | 25.4% | 29 | 5.0% | 148 | 25.6% | |
| 4. The blood may harm the recipient | NA | ||||||||
| Yes | 16 | 18.6% | 10 | 11.6% | 2 | 2.3% | 58 | 67.4% | |
| No | 248 | 42.9% | 145 | 25.1% | 27 | 4.7% | 158 | 27.3% | |
| 5. You don’t trust the blood banks distribution facility and sterilization of equipment | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 66 | 28.8% | 57 | 24.9% | 6 | 2.6% | 100 | 43.7% | |
| No | 198 | 45.5% | 98 | 22.5% | 23 | 5.3% | 116 | 26.7% | |
| 6. A fear of needle prick | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 60 | 28.7% | 40 | 19.1% | 11 | 5.3% | 98 | 46.9% | |
| No | 204 | 44.8% | 115 | 25.3% | 18 | 4.0% | 118 | 25.9% | |
| 7. Apprehension of syncope and becoming weak after donation | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 60 | 30.6% | 35 | 17.9% | 7 | 3.6% | 94 | 48.0% | |
| No | 204 | 43.6% | 120 | 25.6% | 22 | 4.7% | 122 | 26.1% | |
| 8. You do not feel strong enough to give blood as men | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 62 | 29.8% | 31 | 14.9% | 9 | 4.3% | 106 | 51.0% | |
| No | 202 | 44.3% | 124 | 27.2% | 20 | 4.4% | 110 | 24.1% | |
| 9. No-one ever asked for donation and never thought to donate | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 100 | 32.1% | 63 | 20.2% | 15 | 4.8% | 134 | 42.9% | |
| No | 164 | 46.6% | 92 | 26.1% | 14 | 4.0% | 82 | 23.3% | |
| 10. Don’t have enough information | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 22 | 16.4% | 15 | 11.2% | 1 | .7% | 96 | 71.6% | |
| No | 242 | 45.7% | 140 | 26.4% | 28 | 5.3% | 120 | 22.6% | |
| 11. Fear that they would take too much blood | NA | ||||||||
| Yes | 18 | 17.6% | 8 | 7.8% | 2 | 2.0% | 74 | 72.5% | |
| No | 246 | 43.8% | 147 | 26.2% | 27 | 4.8% | 142 | 25.3% | |
| 12. Not eligible medically | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 70 | 32.9% | 49 | 23.0% | 2 | .9% | 92 | 43.2% | |
| No | 194 | 43.0% | 106 | 23.5% | 27 | 6.0% | 124 | 27.5% | |
| 13. Process is long and boring | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Yes | 22 | 18.8% | 29 | 24.8% | 0 | .0% | 66 | 56.4% | |
| No | 242 | 44.2% | 126 | 23.0% | 29 | 5.3% | 150 | 27.4% | |
| NA; Not applicable due to cells have expected count less than 5. | |||||||||