Table 2: Factors associated with the deferral among repeat blood donors.
|
Variable |
Deferred from donating blood |
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|
Yes (%) |
No (%) |
P - value |
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|
Age group |
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|
< 35 |
6 (9.7) |
56 (90.3) |
0.037 |
|
35-45 |
12 (16.9) |
59 (83.1) |
|
|
> 45 |
11 (29.7) |
26 (70.3) |
|
|
Sex |
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|
Male |
20 (13.1) |
133 (86.9) |
< 0.001 |
|
Female |
9 (52.9) |
8 (47.1) |
|
|
Residence (Districts) |
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|
Ilala |
18 (30.5) |
41 (69.5) |
0.014 |
|
Temeke |
6 (15.0) |
34 (85.0) |
|
|
Ubungo |
1 (3.8) |
25 (96.2) |
|
|
Kinondoni |
1 (4.0) |
24 (96.0) |
|
|
Kigamboni |
1 (14.3) |
6 (85.7) |
|
|
Other regions |
2 (15.4) |
11 (84.6) |
|
|
Marital status |
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|
Married |
25 (21.4) |
92 (78.6) |
0.024 |
|
Not married |
4 (7.5) |
49 (92.5) |
|
|
Education |
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|
Primary |
1 (5.9) |
16 (94.1) |
0.527 |
|
Secondary |
14 (18.7) |
61 (81.3) |
|
|
College/University |
14 (17.9) |
64 (82.1) |
|
|
Inter-donation time (months) |
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|
< 5 months |
8 (9.8) |
74 (90.2) |
0.015 |
|
≥ 5 months |
21 (23.9) |
67 (76.1) |
|
|
Number of donations |
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|
< 5 |
14 (18.7) |
61 (81.3) |
0.620 |
|
≥ 5 |
15 (15.8) |
80 (84.2) |
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