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Table 6 Factors associated with Level of attitude on blood donation among Health Science students in Arsi University, 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

Attitude level

COR(95% CI)

AOR(95% CI)

Favorable

Unfavorable

Gender

Malea

71

71

1

1

Female

13

25

1.923(0.912,4.057)

1.972(0.884,4.399)

Age

18-24a

72

80

1

1

25–30

12

16

1.200(0.532,2.707)

1.159(0.452,2.967)

Religion

Orthodoxa

56

60

1

1

Protestant

18

16

0.830(0.386,1.784)

0.649(0.283,1.493)

Others

10

20

1.867(0.804,4.332)

1.475(0.607,3.588)

Ethnicity

Amharaa

36

27

1

1

Oromo

36

54

2.000(1.041,3.844) b

2.085(1.025,4.243) b

Others

12

15

1.667(0.672,4.134)

1.823(0.681,4.884)

Year of study

Third yeara

32

40

1

1

Fourth year

31

34

0.877(0.448,1.720)

0.913(0.442,1.886)

Fifth year

21

22

0.838(0.393,1.787)

0.836(0.356,1.966)

Residence

Rurala

43

44

1

1

Urban

41

52

1.239(0.689,2.229)

1.083(0.576,2.037)

Knowledge

Gooda

69

74

1

1

Poor

15

22

1.368(0.657,2.848)

1.346(0.613,2.952)

  1. aReference category, bSignificant association