Comparison of incorrectly answered blood donation knowledge questions between blood donors and nondonors
| Statement | Number (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Incorrect answers | |||
| ND | D | Total | |
| Blood and blood groups | |||
| 1. Average blood volume in human body | 135 (63.1) | 47 (44.3) | 182 (56.9) |
| 2. Knowledge of ABO blood group | 72 (33.6) | 34 (32.1) | 106 (33.1) |
| 3. Knowledge of universal donor blood group | 32 (15) | 12 (11.3) | 44 (13.8) |
| 4. Knowledge of universal recipient blood group | 174 (81.3) | 63 (59.4) | 237 (74.1) |
| 5. Knowledge of Rh blood group | 98 (45.8) | 33 (31.1) | 131 (40.9) |
| 6. Knowing own blood group | 7 (3.3) | 1 (0.9) | 8 (2.5) |
| Donor eligibility criteria | |||
| 7. Minimum age of blood donation in Myanmar | 45 (21) | 7 (6.6) | 52 (16.3) |
| 8. Maximum age of blood donation in Myanmar | 96 (44.9) | 35 (33) | 131 (40.9) |
| 9. Minimum body weight to donate blood | 25 (11.7) | 5 (4.7) | 30 (9.4) |
| 10. Minimum interval between two successive blood donations | 133 (62.1) | 35 (33) | 168 (52.5) |
| 11. Can donate blood if did not get enough sleep? | 30 (14) | 16 (15.1) | 46 (14.4) |
| 12. Can donate blood after alcohol drinking? | 14 (6.5) | 7 (6.6) | 21 (6.6) |
| 13. Can donate blood if not feeling well/have a fever? | 14 (6.5) | 3 (2.8) | 17 (5.3) |
| 14. Can donate blood with tattoo, piercings or acupuncture in last six months? | 84 (39.3) | 23 (21.7) | 107 (33.4) |
| 15. Can donate blood if there is high/low blood pressure? | 31 (14.5) | 4 (3.8) | 35 (10.9) |
| 16. Can donate blood if have anemia? | 4 (1.9) | 1 (0.9) | 5 (1.6) |
| 17. Can donate blood during menstruation? | 65 (30.4) | 15 (14.2) | 80 (25) |
| 18. Can donate blood during pregnancy and lactation? | 40 (18.7) | 19 (17.9) | 59 (18.4) |
| 19. It is safe to donate blood for 1st degree relatives | 101 (47.2) | 40 (37.7) | 141 (44.1) |
| Transfusion-transmitted Infections(TTIs) | |||
| 20. HIV can be transmitted from blood | 14 (6.5) | 1 (0.9) | 15 (4.7) |
| 21. Hepatitis can be transmitted from blood | 67 (31.3) | 21 (19.8) | 88 (27.5) |
| 22. Syphilis can be transmitted from blood | 82 (38.3) | 18 (17) | 100 (31.3) |
| 23. Malaria can be transmitted from blood | 110 (51.4) | 43 (40.6) | 153 (47.8) |
| Blood donation procedures | |||
| 24. Amount of blood removed during blood donation | 195 (91.1) | 55 (51.9) | 250 (78.1) |
| 25. Donated blood is screened for infection | 27 (12.6) | 8 (7.5) | 35 (10.9) |
| 26. Knowing the meaning of voluntary blood donation | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.3) |
| Effects of blood donation on donors | |||
| 27. Donor can get infections such as HIV/hepatitis | 150 (70.1) | 29 (27.4) | 179 (55.9) |
| 28. Donor can get anemia or bleeding disorders | 92 (43) | 18 (17) | 110 (34.4) |
| 29. Donor can gain weight | 72 (33.6) | 17 (16) | 89 (27.8) |
| 30. Donor can prevent heart disease and cancer | 151 (70.6) | 40 (37.7) | 191 (59.7) |
| Statement | Number (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Incorrect answers | |||
| ND | Total | ||
| 1. Average blood volume in human body | 135 (63.1) | 47 (44.3) | 182 (56.9) |
| 2. Knowledge of ABO blood group | 72 (33.6) | 34 (32.1) | 106 (33.1) |
| 3. Knowledge of universal donor blood group | 32 (15) | 12 (11.3) | 44 (13.8) |
| 4. Knowledge of universal recipient blood group | 174 (81.3) | 63 (59.4) | 237 (74.1) |
| 5. Knowledge of Rh blood group | 98 (45.8) | 33 (31.1) | 131 (40.9) |
| 6. Knowing own blood group | 7 (3.3) | 1 (0.9) | 8 (2.5) |
| 7. Minimum age of blood donation in Myanmar | 45 (21) | 7 (6.6) | 52 (16.3) |
| 8. Maximum age of blood donation in Myanmar | 96 (44.9) | 35 (33) | 131 (40.9) |
| 9. Minimum body weight to donate blood | 25 (11.7) | 5 (4.7) | 30 (9.4) |
| 10. Minimum interval between two successive blood donations | 133 (62.1) | 35 (33) | 168 (52.5) |
| 11. Can donate blood if did not get enough sleep? | 30 (14) | 16 (15.1) | 46 (14.4) |
| 12. Can donate blood after alcohol drinking? | 14 (6.5) | 7 (6.6) | 21 (6.6) |
| 13. Can donate blood if not feeling well/have a fever? | 14 (6.5) | 3 (2.8) | 17 (5.3) |
| 14. Can donate blood with tattoo, piercings or acupuncture in last six months? | 84 (39.3) | 23 (21.7) | 107 (33.4) |
| 15. Can donate blood if there is high/low blood pressure? | 31 (14.5) | 4 (3.8) | 35 (10.9) |
| 16. Can donate blood if have anemia? | 4 (1.9) | 1 (0.9) | 5 (1.6) |
| 17. Can donate blood during menstruation? | 65 (30.4) | 15 (14.2) | 80 (25) |
| 18. Can donate blood during pregnancy and lactation? | 40 (18.7) | 19 (17.9) | 59 (18.4) |
| 19. It is safe to donate blood for 1st degree relatives | 101 (47.2) | 40 (37.7) | 141 (44.1) |
| 20. HIV can be transmitted from blood | 14 (6.5) | 1 (0.9) | 15 (4.7) |
| 21. Hepatitis can be transmitted from blood | 67 (31.3) | 21 (19.8) | 88 (27.5) |
| 22. Syphilis can be transmitted from blood | 82 (38.3) | 18 (17) | 100 (31.3) |
| 23. Malaria can be transmitted from blood | 110 (51.4) | 43 (40.6) | 153 (47.8) |
| 24. Amount of blood removed during blood donation | 195 (91.1) | 55 (51.9) | 250 (78.1) |
| 25. Donated blood is screened for infection | 27 (12.6) | 8 (7.5) | 35 (10.9) |
| 26. Knowing the meaning of voluntary blood donation | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.3) |
| 27. Donor can get infections such as HIV/hepatitis | 150 (70.1) | 29 (27.4) | 179 (55.9) |
| 28. Donor can get anemia or bleeding disorders | 92 (43) | 18 (17) | 110 (34.4) |
| 29. Donor can gain weight | 72 (33.6) | 17 (16) | 89 (27.8) |
| 30. Donor can prevent heart disease and cancer | 151 (70.6) | 40 (37.7) | 191 (59.7) |
Note(s): Total N = 320, Nondonor (ND) n = 214, Donor (D) n = 106
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