Table 1 Socio-Demographic characteristics of blood donors who donated blood to the NBTS from January 2010 to December 2016
Donor Characteristic | Number (N) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 39,978 | 66.4 |
Female | 20,258 | 33.6 | |
Total | 60,236 | 100 | |
Age | 16–17 | 12,666 | 21.0 |
18–24 | 28,364 | 47.1 | |
25–44 | 14,922 | 24.8 | |
45–64 | 4276 | 7.1 | |
Total | 60,236 | 100 | |
Region | Maekel | 46,420 | 77.06 |
Debub | 8860 | 14.71 | |
Anseba | 2268 | 3.77 | |
Northern Red Sea | 1435 | 2.38 | |
Gash Barka | 1002 | 1.66 | |
Southern Red Sea | 251 | 0.42 | |
Total | 60,236 | 100 | |
Donor Type | VNRBD | 54,264 | 90.1 |
Replacement Donors | 5972 | 9.9 | |
Total | 60,236 | 100 | |
Donation Frequency | First time | 19,816 | 32.9 |
Second time | 17,169 | 28.5 | |
Third time | 8668 | 14.4 | |
Four and above | 14,583 | 24.2 | |
Total | 60,236 | 100 | |
Blood Type | O | 27,841 | 46.2 |
B | 15,400 | 25.6 | |
A | 13,917 | 23.1 | |
AB | 3078 | 5.1 | |
Total | 60,236 | 100 | |
RH Type | RH Positive | 54,553 | 90.6 |
RH Negative | 5683 | 9.4 | |
Total | 60,236 | 100 | |