Table 3 Association between good basic knowledge of corneal donation (answered both questions 1 & 3 correctly) and demographic factors
From: Knowledge and attitudes toward corneal donation among Singaporean youth: a cross-sectional study
| Factor (% with good knowledge) | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95 % CI) | p value | OR (95 % CI) | p value | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male (12.1 %) | 1a | 1 | ||
| Female (19.5 %) | 1.61 (1.03–2.53) | 0.035 | 1.89 (1.09–3.29) | 0.02 |
| Age | ||||
| 18–20 years old (16.2 %) | 0.93 (0.63–1.37) | |||
| 21–25 years old (17.5 %) | 1 | 0.72 | - | |
| Nationality | ||||
| Singaporean (17.0 %) | 0.74 (0.35–1.55) | |||
| Permanent Resident (4.0 %) | 0.15 (0.02–1.25) | |||
| Foreigner (21.7 %) | 1 | 0.21 | - | |
| Race | ||||
| Chinese (18.4 %) | 2.48 (0.57–10.8) | |||
| Malay (11.5 %) | 1.43 (0.30–6.89) | |||
| Indian (21.0 %) | 2.92 (0.01–14.0) | |||
| Others (8.3 %) | 1 | 0.22 | - | |
| Religion | ||||
| Christianity (12.5 %) | 0.57 (0.27–1.20) | |||
| Buddhism (20.3 %) | 1.02 (0.54–1.94) | |||
| Islam (13.6 %) | 0.63 (0.31–1.26) | |||
| Hinduism (18.45) | 0.90 (0.35–2.32) | |||
| Others (20.0 %) | 1 | 0.38 | - | |
| Institution | ||||
| National University of Singapore (25.0 %) | 1.63 (0.82–3.25) | 1.59 (0.79–3.21) | ||
| Nanyang Technological University (16.0 %) | 0.93 (0.44–1.96) | 0.92 (0.43–1.95) | ||
| Singapore Polytechnic (10.0 %) | 0.54 (0.24–1.25) | 0.54 (0.23–1.26) | ||
| Republic Polytechnic (16.0 %) | 0.93 (0.44–1.96) | 0.73 (0.34–1.58) | ||
| Ngee Ann Polytechnic (17.0 %) | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.07 |