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Table 8 Factors associated with Level of knowledge on blood donation among Non-Health Science students in Adama Science and Technology 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

Knowledge

COR(95% CI)

AOR(95% CI)

Good

Poor

Gender

Malea

22

130

1

1

Female

3

25

1.410(0.392,5.072)

1.846(0.444,7.674)

Age

18-24a

21

131

1

1

25–30

4

24

0.962(0.303,3.051)

0.861(0.228,3.247)

Religion

Orthodoxa

20

97

1

1

Protestant

1

33

6.804(0.879,52.687)

10.173(1.191,86.905)b

Others

4

25

1.289(0.404,4.111)

1.248(0.359,4.331)

Ethnicity

Amharaa

10

66

1

1

Oromo

5

43

1.303(0.417,4.075)

1.171(0.345,3.973)

Others

10

46

0.697(0.268,1.809)

0.501(0.175,1.435)

Year of study

Third yeara

9

81

1

1

Fourth year

6

44

0.815(0.272,2.439)

0.718(0.213,2.421)

Fifth year

10

30

0.333(0.123,0.900) b

0.341(0.113,1.034)

Residence

Rurala

6

68

1

1

Urban

19

87

0.404(0.153,1.067)

0.289(0.094,0.891) b

  1. aReference category, bSignificant association