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Table 9 Factors associated with Level of attitude 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

Attitude

COR(95% CI)

AOR(95% CI)

Favorable

Unfavorable

Gender

Malea

50

102

1

1

Female

14

14

0.490(0.217,1.107)

0.389(0.152,0.992) b

Age

18-24a

53

99

1

1

25–30

11

17

0.827(0.361,1.895)

0.842(0.319,2.225)

Religion

Orthodoxa

46

71

1

1

Protestant

13

21

1.047(0.477,2.294)

0.655(0.258,1.663)

Others

5

24

3.110(1.108,8.732) b

2.778(0.934,8.263)

Ethnicity

Amharaa

28

48

1

1

Oromo

18

30

0.972(0.460,2.053)

0.865(0.367,2.039)

Others

18

38

1.231(0.594,2.553)

1.731(0.738,4.058)

Year of study

Third yeara

28

62

1

1

Fourth year

15

35

1.054(0.497,2.235)

1.036(0.447,2400)

Fifth year

21

19

0.409(0.190,0.878) b

0.389(0.164,0.922) b

Residence

Rurala

25

49

1

1

Urban

39

67

0.877(0.470,1.634)

0.914(0.448,1.868)

Knowledge level

Gooda

12

13

1

1

Poor

52

103

1.828(0.780,4.289

1.883(0.730,4.859)

  1. aReference category, bSignificant association