Community survey on blood donation practices in a northern state of Nigeria.

Volunteer blood donors account for less than half of the blood supply in developing countries; and few countries have mobilized efforts to encourage voluntary blood donation (VBD). The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and blood donation practices among adults in a state in Northern Nigeria.Descriptive cross sectional study using multistage sampling technique was carried out among 936 respondents. Semi structured interviewer...