Table 3.
Factors associated with knowledge towards blood donation among adults in Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 772)
| Variables | Knowledgeable | COR 95 % CI | AOR 95 % CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 229 | 281 | 2.07 (1.55, 2.78) | 1.89 (1.36, 2.61)** |
| Female | 207 | 367 | 1 | 1 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–25 | 191 | 101 | 5.14 (3.18, 8.26) | 2.42 (1.33, 4.40)* |
| 26–35 | 150 | 85 | 4.78 (2.92,7.80) | 2.06 (1.13, 3.73)* |
| 36–45 | 64 | 66 | 2.63 (1.54, 4.49) | 1.38 (0.75, 2.54) |
| > 45 | 31 | 84 | 1 | 1 |
| Educational status | ||||
| Non formal education | 18 | 84 | 1 | 1 |
| Primary school (1–8th) | 30 | 36 | 3.89 (1.93, 7.85) | 2.93 (1.39, 6.17)* |
| Secondary (9–12th) | 147 | 90 | 7.62 (4.30, 13.5) | 3.33 (1.68, 6.60)** |
| Certificate & above | 241 | 126 | 8.93 (5.14, 15.5) | 4.39 (2.29, 8.39)** |
| Source of information | ||||
| Television | 355 | 246 | 0.64 (0.38, 1.07) | 1.03 (0.60, 1.76) |
| Radio | 29 | 67 | 0.19 (0.10, 0.37) | 0.37 (0.19, 0.75)* |
| Newspaper/Internet | 52 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
COR, crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio
**p-value < = 0.001, *p-value < 0.05
Bold data indicates significant association