Table 6.

Difficulties encountered in getting blood donors

Difficulties in getting donors	Frequency	Percent*
Donor available was blood-group incompatible	158	59.6%
Donor available had transfusion transmissible disease	107	40.4%
Inadequate PCV of donor	119	44.9%
Inadequate platelet count of donor	31	11.7%
No family member around to donate	151	57.0%
Family member available unwilling to screen	133	50.2%
Cost of paying a donor	116	43.8%
No voluntary donor	144	54.3%