Table 1.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Study Participants at the National Blood Bank Service, Ethiopia, from June to July 2020 (n = 104)
| S. No. | Variables | Category | RBD (%) | FTB (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gender | Male | 84.6 | 71.2 | 0.098 |
| Female | 15.4 | 28.8 | |||
| 2 | Age group | 18–38 | 65.3 | 73.1 | 0.095 |
| 39–58 | 34.6 | 26.9 | |||
| 3 | Marital status | Married | 50.0 | 55.8 | 0.84 |
| Unmarried | 48.1 | 42.3 | |||
| Divorced | 1.9 | 1.9 | |||
| 4 | Religion | Orthodox | 57.5 | 51.9 | 0.11 |
| Muslim | 11.5 | 25.0 | |||
| Protestant | 30.8 | 19.2 | |||
| Others | 0.0 | 3.8 | |||
| 5 | Residence | Urban | 100.0 | 96.2 | 0.15 |
| Rural | 0.0 | 3.8 | |||
| 6 | Level of education | Illiterate | 1.9 | 3.8 | 0.75 |
| Primary school | 7.7 | 1.9 | |||
| Secondary school | 25.0 | 25.0 | |||
| Undergraduate | 21.2 | 17.3 | |||
| Graduate | 44.2 | 51.9 |