Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Treatment centers | ||
| Kumba District hospital | 257 | 86.0 |
| Kumba Apostolic hospital | 8 | 2.7 |
| Kumba Sub-divisional hospital | 34 | 11.3 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 208 | 69.6 |
| Male | 91 | 30.4 |
| Age group | ||
| < 15 | 9 | 3.0 |
| 15 to 24 | 17 | 5.7 |
| 25 to 34 | 93 | 31.1 |
| 35 to 44 | 99 | 33.1 |
| 45 to 54 | 45 | 15.1 |
| ≥ 55 | 36 | 12.0 |
| Educational level | ||
| No formal education | 88 | 29.4 |
| Primary | 126 | 42.1 |
| Secondary | 64 | 21.4 |
| Tertiary | 21 | 7.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single/Cohabiting/Separated | 160 | 53.5 |
| Married | 129 | 43.1 |
| Widow | 10 | 3.4 |
| Religion | ||
| Christians | 282 | 94.3 |
| Muslims | 17 | 5.7 |
| Occupation | ||
| Applicants | 40 | 13.4 |
| Business | 73 | 24.4 |
| Famer | 100 | 33.4 |
| Civil servants | 16 | 5.3 |
| Informal sectors | 22 | 7.4 |
| Students | 19 | 6.4 |
| Drivers/Bike riders | 29 | 9.7 |
| Area of residence | ||
| Urban | 97 | 32.4 |
| Rural | 202 | 67.6 |
| Have you ever received blood from someone | ||
| Yes | 32 | 10.7 |
| No | 267 | 89.3 |