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. 2021 Jun 10;21:1106. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11197-7

Table 3.

Sociodemographic factors associated with clinical trial acceptance

Parameters Variables Accept Clinical trial Percent % Don’t accept Clinical trial Percent % OR 95% CI P-VALUE
Age/years 18–20 52 57.8 38 42.2 1
21–30 113 39.0 177 61.0 0.47 0.29–0.75 0.002
31–40 167 48.0 181 52.0 0.67 0.42–1.08 0.123
41–50 83 49.7 84 50.3 0.72 0.43–1.21 0.239
51–60 51 41.8 71 58.2 0.52 0.30–0.91 0.026
61–70 10 20.0 40 80.0 0.18 0.08–0.41 0.000
Sex Female 122 42.7 164 57.3 1
Male 354 45.3 427 54.7 1.1 0.84–1.46 0.445
Education Primary 15 50.0 15 50.0 1
Secondary 49 44.5 61 55.5 0.80 0.36–1.80 0.681
Tertiary 412 44.4 515 55.6 0.80 0.39–1.65 0.552
Occupation Business 48 39.3 74 60.7 1
Civil servant 182 43.6 235 56.4 1.19 0.79–1.80 0.407
Private sector 119 39.4 183 60.6 1.00 0.65–1.54 1.000
Retired 3 23.1 10 76.9 0.46 0.12–1.77 0.369
Student 117 60.6 76 39.4 2.37 1.49–3.77 0.000
Unemployed 7 35.0 13 65.0 0.83 0.31–2.23 0.808
Religion Christian 433 45.9 511 54.1 1
Muslim 34 33.7 67 66.3 0.59 0.39–0.92 0.020
Pagans 9 40.9 13 59.1 0.82 0.34–1.92 0.672
Marital status Married 265 41.8 369 58.2 1
Not married 211 48.7 222 51.3 1.3 1.03–1.69 0.028
Monthly Income $274–$548 115 46.2 134 53.8 1
<$274 112 42.3 153 57.7 0.85 0.60–1.21 0.376
>$548 150 39.5 230 60.5 0.75 0.55–1.04 0.099
No salary 99 57.2 74 42.8 1.56 1.05–2.30 0.029
Residence/SHS Rural 188 50.5 184 49.5 1
Urban 288 41.4 407 58.6 0.69 0.53–0.89 0.004