Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants, Arba Minch Blood Bank Center, Ethiopia, January–March 2014
| Variables | Count | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, in years (N = 243) | 16–30 | 182 | 74.9 |
| ≥ 31–45 | 56 | 23.0 | |
| ≥ 46 | 5 | 2.1 | |
| Sex (N = 243) | Male | 200 | 82.3 |
| Female | 43 | 17.7 | |
| Donors status (N = 244) | Volunteer | 140 | 57.4 |
| Replacement | 104 | 42.6 | |
| Residence (N = 239) | AM town | 124 | 51.9 |
| Outskirts of AM | 24 | 10.0 | |
| Near to AM | 53 | 22.2 | |
| Far from AM | 38 | 15.9 | |
| Occupation (N = 239) | Student | 103 | 43.1 |
| Farmer | 69 | 28.9 | |
| Merchant | 11 | 4.6 | |
| Daily laborer | 7 | 2.8 | |
| Pastoralist | 4 | 1.7 | |
| Other | 45 | 18.8 | |
| Educational level (N = 241) | Illiterate | 34 | 14.1 |
| Write, read | 12 | 5.0 | |
| Primary | 44 | 18.3 | |
| Secondary | 76 | 31.5 | |
| Higher education | 75 | 31.1 | |
| Marital status (N = 243) | Single | 134 | 55.1 |
| Married | 109 | 44.9 | |
| History of blood donation (N = 244) | Yes | 17 | 6.7 |
| No | 227 | 93.0 | |
AM = Arba Minch.