Table 3: Factors associated with practice blood donation among respondents at MAHSC in southwest Ethiopia.
| Variables |
Categories |
Practice blood donation |
COR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
P-value |
| Yes |
No |
| Age group |
< 23 years |
47 |
129 |
1 |
1 |
- |
| ≥ 23 years |
93 |
125 |
2.04(1.33-3.13)** |
1.97(1.22-3.16) |
0.005 |
| Former residency |
Urban |
92 |
116 |
2.28(1.49-3.50)** |
2.47(1.54-3.97) |
< 0.001 |
| Rural |
48 |
138 |
1 |
1 |
- |
| Respondent’s mother’s education |
No formal education |
41 |
97 |
1 |
1 |
- |
| Primary school |
52 |
52 |
2.37(1.39-4.02)** |
2.37(1.32-4.26) |
0.004 |
| Secondary & above |
47 |
105 |
1.06(0.64-1.75)* |
0.75(0.42-1.31) |
0.307 |
| Year of study |
Year I |
39 |
82 |
1 |
1 |
- |
| Year II |
48 |
89 |
0.78(0.48-1.27)* |
1.03(0.58-1.84) |
0.919 |
| Year III |
53 |
83 |
1.48(0.90-2.44)* |
1.52(0.85-2.72) |
0.154 |
| Knowledge |
Poor |
24 |
97 |
1 |
1 |
- |
| Good |
116 |
157 |
2.99(1.80-4.96)** |
3.04(1.77-5.24) |
< 0.001 |
| Attitude |
Negative |
50 |
60 |
1 |
1 |
- |
| Positive |
90 |
194 |
3.03(1.95-4.73)** |
1.68(1.03-2.74) |
0.039 |
CI = Confidence Interval, COR = Crude odds ratio, AOR = Adjusted odds ratio, * = significant at p-value < 0.25, ** = significant at p-value < 0.05