Survey on Barriers to Blood Donation Among Women in Saudi Arabia, 2025

A 2025 cross-sectional online survey of 503 Saudi women aged 18–65 years, conducted by Abdulrahman Alshalani. The data assesses sociodemographic factors, knowledge, attitudes, and structural barriers to blood donation. It reveals a significant gap between positive attitudes (over 85%) and actual donation history (15.1%).

Use Cases

• Identify key health-related uncertainties deterring donors based on survey responses about eligibility and deferral.
• Analyze the impact of cultural misconceptions on donation behavior based on reported beliefs about menstruation and female health.
• Evaluate the potential of mobile donation units to increase participation based on reported willingness (74.2%).
• Model the attitude–behavior gap in voluntary health actions based on the discrepancy between reported social responsibility and actual donation rates.

Strengths

• Survey includes 503 respondents, providing a substantive sample size for analysis.
• Data collection occurred between April and September 2025, offering recent insights.
• Explicitly measures multiple barrier types: health-related (47.7% uncertainty), cultural, and structural (nearly half cited lack of time).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to an online survey of Saudi women and may not be generalizable to other populations.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Abdulrahman Alshalani.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional online survey.

Time Range

Survey conducted between April and September 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 05:44:32; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saudi Arabia.