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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Health Science students in Arsi University Health Science students and Adama science and Technology University Non-Health Science students, Ethiopia, April 11–May 2, 2016

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of students towards blood donation in Arsi university and Adama science and technology university: a comparative cross sectional study

Variables

Non-Health Science student

Health Science student

Total (n = 360)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

%

Age

18–24

152

84.4

152

84.4

304

84.4

25–30

28

15.6

28

15.6

56

15.6

Gender

Male

152

84.4

142

78.9

294

81.7

Female

28

15.6

38

21.1

66

18.3

Religion

Orthodox

117

65

116

64.4

233

64.7

Protestant

34

18.9

34

18.9

68

18.9

Muslim

29

16.1

30

16.7

59

16.4

Ethnicity

Amhara

76

42.2

63

35

139

38.6

Oromo

48

26.7

90

50

138

38.3

Others

56

31.1

27

15

83

23.1

Original Residence

Rural

74

41.1

87

48.3

161

44.7

Urban

106

58.9

93

51.7

199

55.3

year of study

Third year

90

50

72

40

162

45

Fourth Year

50

27.8

65

36.1

115

31.9

Fifth year

40

22.2

43

23.9

83

23.1