Table 4 Factors associated with attitude towards blood donation among adults in Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 772)

 Non formal education

18

84

1

1

 Primary school (1–8^th)

20

46

2.03 (0.98, 4.22)

1.65 (0.77, 3.54)

 Secondary school (9–12^th)

140

97

6.74 (3.81, 11.92)

5.15 (2.81, 9.43)**

 Certificate & above

225

142

7.39 (4.26, 12.83)

4.85 (2.70, 8.72)**

  < 500 Birr

38

53

1

1

 500–1000 Birr

66

99

0.93 (0.55, 1.56)

0.87 (0.5, 1.53)

 1000–1500 Birr

28

63

0.62 (0.34, 1.14)

0.52 (0.27, 0.99)

  > 1500 Birr

271

154

2.45 (1.55, 3.89)

1.87 (1.13, 3.09)*

 Television

329

272

0.68 (0.41,1.12)

0.85 (0.51, 1.43)

 Radio

48

27

0.21 (0.11, 0.40

0.43 (0.21, 0.87)*

 Newspaper/internet

26

70

1

1

 Knowledgeable

171

265

2.23 (1.66, 2.97)

1.40 (1.01, 1.94)*

 Not knowledgeable

198

138

1

1