Table 2.
knowledge related to BD among respondents at MAHSC in Southwest Ethiopia
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aware of blood donation (n=394) | Yes | 376 | 95.4 |
| No | 18 | 4.60 | |
| Source of awareness (n=376) | Mass media | 230 | 61.2 |
| Friends | 56 | 14.9 | |
| Family | 47 | 12.5 | |
| Awareness campaigns | 43 | 11.4 | |
| Knowledge of one's blood group (n=394) | Yes | 381 | 96.7 |
| No | 13 | 3.30 | |
| Aware of where to donate blood (n=376) | Yes | 340 | 90.4 |
| No | 36 | 9.60 | |
| Place of blood donation (n=340) | Blood bank | 212 | 62.4 |
| Health institution | 96 | 28.2 | |
| Blood donation campaigns | 32 | 9.40 | |
| Knowledge about blood donation (n=394) | Good | 273 | 69.3 |
| Poor | 121 | 30.7 |