Table 5 Demographic characteristics by stage of change
From: Applying trans-theoretical model for blood donation among Spanish adults: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic | TTM Stages | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Precontemplation N = 186 | Contemplation N = 210 | Preparation N = 47 | Action N = 52 | Maintenance N = 9 | Total N = 504 | |||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | N | % | |
Gender | ||||||||||||
Female | 101 | 54.3 | 137 | 65.24 | 35 | 74.47 | 38 | 73.08 | 6 | 66.67 | 317 | 62.9 |
Male | 85 | 45.7 | 73 | 34.76 | 12 | 25.53 | 14 | 26.92 | 3 | 33.33 | 187 | 37.1 |
Age range | ||||||||||||
< 21 | 43 | 23.12 | 81 | 38.57 | 22 | 46.81 | 20 | 38.46 | 5 | 55.56 | 171 | 33.92 |
21–30 | 76 | 40.86 | 82 | 39.05 | 11 | 23.4 | 23 | 44.23 | 3 | 33.33 | 195 | 38.7 |
31–40 | 18 | 9.68 | 20 | 9.52 | 4 | 8.51 | 4 | 7.69 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 9.12 |
41–50 | 26 | 13.98 | 13 | 6.19 | 8 | 17.02 | 1 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9.52 |
51–60 | 15 | 8.06 | 1 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5.56 |
> 60 | 2 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 |
Don’t know/ No answer | 6 | 3.23 | 5 | 2.38 | 2 | 4.25 | 1 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.77 |
Education level | ||||||||||||
Primary | 8 | 4.3 | 7 | 3.33 | 2 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3.37 |
Secondary | 84 | 45.16 | 96 | 45.71 | 27 | 57.45 | 26 | 50 | 3 | 33.33 | 236 | 46.83 |
Undergraduate | 57 | 30.64 | 91 | 43.33 | 14 | 29.79 | 18 | 34.61 | 5 | 55.56 | 185 | 36.71 |
Postgraduate | 36 | 19.35 | 14 | 6.67 | 2 | 4.25 | 8 | 15.38 | 1 | 11.11 | 61 | 12.1 |
Don’t know/ No answer | 1 | 0.54 | 2 | 0.95 | 2 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.99 |
Marital Status | ||||||||||||
Single | 129 | 69.35 | 175 | 83.33 | 36 | 76.6 | 46 | 88.46 | 7 | 77.78 | 393 | 77.98 |
Married | 45 | 24.19 | 31 | 14.76 | 9 | 19.15 | 5 | 9.61 | 1 | 11.11 | 91 | 18.05 |
Divorced | 8 | 4.3 | 2 | 0.95 | 1 | 2.13 | 1 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.38 |
Separated | 3 | 1.61 | 1 | 0.48 | 1 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.11 | 6 | 1.19 |
Widowed | 1 | 0.54 | 1 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 |
Blood type | ||||||||||||
A- | 8 | 4.3 | 9 | 4.28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.57 |
A+ | 45 | 24.19 | 59 | 28.09 | 12 | 25.53 | 20 | 38.46 | 5 | 55.56 | 141 | 27.98 |
O+ | 50 | 26.88 | 66 | 31.43 | 14 | 29.79 | 17 | 32.69 | 1 | 11.11 | 148 | 29.36 |
O- | 15 | 8.06 | 29 | 13.81 | 6 | 12.76 | 5 | 9.61 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 10.91 |
B- | 4 | 2.15 | 2 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.38 |
B+ | 12 | 6.45 | 11 | 5.24 | 3 | 6.38 | 5 | 9.61 | 3 | 33.33 | 34 | 6.75 |
AB+ | 12 | 6.45 | 14 | 6.67 | 1 | 2.13 | 1 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5.56 |
AB- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.48 | 1 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 |
Don’t know/ No answer | 40 | 21.5 | 19 | 9.05 | 10 | 21.28 | 2 | 3.85 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 14.09 |