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. 2022 Sep 29;8(10):e10792. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10792

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)