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. 2022 Jan 13;11(2):2685. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2022.2685

Table 2.

Distribution of university students based on awareness on donation.

Sociodemographic variable Aware Unaware
Count Proportion (%) 95% CI Count Proportion (%) 95% CI
Awareness that organ donation saves lives
Gender
    Male 303 95.89 93.09-97.58 13 4.11% 2.42-6.91
    Female 403 99.02 97.50-99.62 4 0.98% 0.38-2.50
Type of college
    Non-health1 		343 95.81 93.20-97.44 15 4.19% 2.56-6.80
    Health2 363 99.45 98.02-99.85 2 0.55% 0.15-1.98
    Age group
    Younger3 489 97.41 95.62-98.48 13 2.59% 1.52-4.38
    Older4 217 98.19 95.43-99.50 4 1.81% 0.50-4.57
Awareness of the existence of organ donation hospitals in Saudi Arabia
Gender
    Male 225 71.20 65.98-75.92 91 28.80% 24.08-34.02
    Female 275 67.57 62.87-71.93 132 32.43% 28.07-37.13
Type of College
    Non-health1 		232 64.80 59.72-69.57 126 35.20% 30.43-40.28
    Health2 268 73.42 68.67-77.70 97 26.58% 22.30-31.33
Age group
    Younger3 338 67.33 63.11-71.29 164 32.67% 28.71-36.89
    Older4 162 73.30 66.96-79.01 59 26.70% 20.99-33.04
Awareness on incentives given to donors
Gender
    Male 100 31.65 26.76-36.97 216 68.35 63.03-73.24
    Female 136 33.42 29.01-38.13 271 66.58 61.87-70.99
Type of College
    Non-health1 		130 36.31 31.50-41.42 228 63.69 58.58-68.50
    Health2 106 29.04 24.62-33.90 259 70.96 66.10-75.38
Age group
    Younger3 154 30.68 26.80 – 34.85 348 69.32 65.15 – 73.20
    Older4 82 37.10 30.72 – 43.84 139 62.90 56.16 – 69.28
Awareness on the position of Islam on organ donation
Gender
    Male 265 83.86 79.40 – 87.51 51 16.14 12.49 – 20.60
    Female 343 84.28 80.42 – 87.49 64 15.72 12.51 – 19.58
Type of College
    Non-health1 		299 83.52 79.32 – 87.00 59 16.48 13.00 – 20.68
    Health2 309 84.66 80.60 – 87.99 56 15.34 12.01 – 19.40
Age group
    Younger3 418 83.27 79.75 – 86.28 84 16.73 13.72 – 20.25
    Older4 190 85.97 80.68 – 90.27 31 14.03 9.73 – 19.32
Awareness on successful organ transplantation
Gender
    Male 203 64.24 58.81 – 69.33 113 35.76 30.67 – 41.19
    Female 266 65.36 60.61 – 69.82 141 34.64 30.18 – 39.39
Type of College
    Non-health1 		207 57.82 52.65 – 62.83 151 42.18 37.17 – 47.35
    Health2 262 71.78 66.96 – 76.15 103 28.22 23.85 – 33.04
Age group
    Younger3 315 62.75 58.44 – 66.87 187 37.25 33.13 – 41.56
    Older4 154 69.68 63.16 – 75.67 67 30.32 24.33 – 36.84

1College of Computer Science and College of Arts

2College of Applied Medical Sciences and College of Medicine

3younger than 22 years

422 years and over.