Table 1 Characteristics of blood donors in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh (N=1195)
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | Â |
 – Male | 985 (82.4) |
 – Female | 210 (17.6) |
Mean Age in years (SD) | 27.66 (7.95) |
Education | Â |
 – Illiterate | 80 (6.7) |
 – Literate | 1115 (93.3) |
Occupation | Â |
 – Own agriculture | 77 (6.4) |
 – Skilled worker | 43 (3.6) |
 – Unskilled worker | 13 (1.1) |
 – Own business | 256 (21.4) |
 – Job holder | 246 (20.6) |
 – Student | 432 (36.2) |
 – Housewife | 117 (9.8) |
 – Others | 11(0.9) |
Donate blood at least once in a year | 594 (49.7) |
Reason for blood donation | Â |
 – Relative or friend patient | 1187 (99.4) |
 – Registered blood donor | 7 (0.6) |
Heard about Kala-azar | 1128 (94.4) |
House type of blood donor | Â |
 – Precarious | 62 (5.2) |
 – Non-precarious | 1133 (94.8) |
Mean no. of living room (SD) in the household | 3.53 (1.61) |
Average family size (SD) | 5.7 (2.3) |
Average number of bed-nets (SD) in the household | 3.31 (1.41) |
Use bed net previous night | 997 (83.4) |
Past KA patients in the household | 31 (2.6) |