Table 7 Factors associated with Level of practice of blood donation among Health Science students in Arsi University, Ethiopia, April 11–May 2, 2016

Gender

Male^a

1

1

Female

0.359(0.170,0.761) ^b

0.343(0.151,0.779) ^b

Age

18-24^a

1

1

25–30

0.621(0.264,1.460)

0.820(0.307,2.188)

Religion

Orthodox^a

1

1

Protestant

1.348(0.555,3.273)

1.427(0.542,3.762)

Others

1.362(0.534,3.473)

1.419(0.522,3.860)

Ethnicity

Amhara^a

1

1

Oromo

1.100(0.536,2.258)

0.896(0.405,1.982)

Others

1.143(0.412,3.168)

1.046(0.338,3.237)

Year of study

Third year^a

1

1

Fourth year

0.543(0.247,1.192)

0.461(0.195,1.091)

Fifth year

0.451(0.191,1.061)

0.466(0.177,1.229)

Residence

Rural^a

1

1

Urban

0.739(0.381,1.431)

0.792(0.385,1.629)

Knowledge

Good^a

1

1

Poor

0.621(0.287,1.346)

0.760(0.327,1.765)