Table 1 Socio—demographic characteristics of blood donors at Gondar University Teaching Hospital in Northwest Ethiopia 2003-2007
Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Age group (years) | Â |
   17 – 25 | 3357 (52.8) |
   26 – 35 | 1686 (26.5) |
   36 – 45 | 757 (11.9) |
   46 – 55 | 395 (6.2) |
   56 – 65 | 166 (2.6) |
Gender | Â |
   Male | 5592 (87.9) |
   Female | 769 (12.1) |
Occupation | Â |
   Daily labourer | 1769 (27.8) |
   Farmer | 1575 (24.8) |
   Student | 1347 (21.2) |
   Housewife | 212 (3.3) |
   Govt. employee | 599 (9.4) |
   Merchant | 333 (5.2) |
   Soldier | 47 (0.7) |
   Driver | 120 (1.9) |
   Construction worker | 343 (5.4) |
   Others | 16 (0.3) |
Number of donation | Â |
   First donation | 4372 (68.7) |
   Repeat donation | 1989 (31.3) |
ABO Blood groups | Â |
   O | 2952 (46.4) |
   A | 1715 (27.0) |
   B | 1406 (22.1) |
   AB | 288 (4.5) |
Rhesus (RH) type | Â |
   Positive | 5984 (94.1) |
   Negative | 377 (5.9) |