Table 4.
Risk of transmission in non-endemic areas.
| Question | Choices | No. of answers | Rate of answers (%) | Total no. of answers | Total answer rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have you ever received a blood transfusion? | Yes | 11 | 6.9 | 160 | 95.2 |
| No | 149 | 93.1 | |||
| Have you ever donated blood? | Yes | 43 | 26.9 | 160 | 95.2 |
| No | 117 | 73.1 | |||
| Country of previous blood donation | Argentina | 4 | 10 | 40 | 93.0* |
| Brazil | 2 | 5 | |||
| Chile | 2 | 5 | |||
| Colombia | 3 | 7.5 | |||
| Ecuador | 1 | 2.5 | |||
| Germany | 11 | 27.5 | |||
| Guatemala | 1 | 2.5 | |||
| Mexico | 7 | 17.5 | |||
| Peru | 2 | 5 | |||
| Spain | 2 | 5 | |||
| USA | 1 | 2.5 | |||
| Venezuela | 1 | 2.5 | |||
| Germany and LA | 3 | 7.5 | |||
| Year of blood donation | 1970-1979 | 1 | 3.2 | 31 | 72.1* |
| 1980-1989 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990-1999 | 6 | 19.4 | |||
| 2000-2009 | 8 | 25.8 | |||
| 2010-2019 | 16 | 51.6 | |||
| Are you willing to donate blood in the future? | Yes | 107 | 66.0 | 162 | 96.4 |
| No | 33 | 20.4 | |||
| I don´t know | 22 | 13.6 | |||
| Are you willing to donate organs after death? | Yes | 93 | 57.1 | 163 | 97.0 |
| No | 36 | 22.1 | |||
| I don´t know | 34 | 20.9 |
*Answer rate of all participants that replied “Yes” to blood donation.