Table 3.
Distribution of responses of participants regarding attitude towards blood donation.
| Variables | Strongly Agree n (%) | Agree n (%) | Combined Agree n (%) |
Neutral n (%) | Disagree n (%) | Strongly disagree n (%) | Combined disagree n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | |||||||
| Blood donation can save a life | 294 (57.4) | 165 (32.2) | 459 (89.6) | 32 (6.3) | 8 (1.6) | 13 (2.5) | 21 (4.1) |
| Donating blood is bad for the health | 44 (8.6) | 45 (8.8) | 89 (17.4) | 152 (29.7) | 136 (26.6) | 135 (26.4) | 271 (53.0) |
| Intention towards donation | |||||||
| Want to donate to the unknown person | 217 (42.4) | 196 (38.3) | 413 (80.7) | 40 (7.8) | 31 (6.1) | 28 (5.5) | 59 (11.6) |
| Want to be a regular donor | 109 (21.3) | 106 (20.7) | 215 (42.0) | 110 (21.5) | 111 (21.7) | 76 (14.8) | 187 (36.5) |
| Moral and religious motivation | |||||||
| Donating blood is a moral responsibility | 238 (46.5) | 191 (37.3) | 429 (83.8) | 63 (12.3) | 11 (2.1) | 9 (1.8) | 20 (3.9) |
| Blood donation is an Islamic act | 247 (48.2) | 175 (34.2) | 422 (82.4) | 79 (15.4) | 9 (1.8) | 2 (0.4) | 11 (2.2) |
| Blood donation is charitable or sadaka | 189 (36.9) | 104 (20.3) | 293 (57.2) | 177 (34.6) | 33 (6.4) | 9 (1.8) | 42 (8.2) |