Factors Associated with Repeat Blood Donation at the Northern Zone Blood Transfusion Centre in Tanzania

Table 2

Sociodemographic and donor characteristics of the participants by donor status ().

Characteristics	Repeated blood donation
		(%)
Age group (years)			0.004
18–25	145	81 (27.9)
26–35	163	106 (36.6)
36–45	74	50 (17.2)
46–55	75	38 (13.1)
56–67	15	15 (5.2)
Area of residence			0.002
Kilimanjaro	248	161 (54.6)
Arusha	100	50 (22)
Tanga	44	29 (9.7)
Manyara	5	5 (1.1)
Outside NZ	57	45 (15.5)
Sex			0.047
Male	327	218 (75.2)
Female	127	72 (24.8)
Level of education			0.035
No formal education	3	3 (1.0)
Primary	176	99 (34.1)
Secondary	155	107 (36.9)
College/university	120	81 (27.9)
Intention to donate			<0.001
Low	135	67 (23.2)
High	318	222 (76.8)
Knowledge on interval of blood donation			0.013
3-4 months	270	185 (63.8)
Others	184	105 (36.2)
Experience in last donation			<0.001
Bad	208	113 (39)
Good	246	177 (61)

Fisher’s Exact test otherwise χ² test.