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Table 5 Association between ambiguity to donate corneas (Undecided) and demographic factors

From: Knowledge and attitudes toward corneal donation among Singaporean youth: a cross-sectional study

Factor (% undecided)

Unadjusted

Adjusted

OR (95 % CI)

p value

OR (95 % CI)

p value

Gender

    

 Male (51.6 %)

1.17 (0.97–1.41)

 

1.41 (0.94–2.12)

 

 Female (44.0 %)

1a

0.113

1

0.09

Age

    

 18–20 years old (55.0 %)

1.48 (1.21–1.81)

 

2.07 (1.36–3.14)

 

 21–25 years old (37.1 %)

1

<0.001

1

0.001

Nationality

    

 Singaporean (45.7 %)

0.92 (0.50–1.69)

 

-

 

 Permanent Resident (64.0 %)

1.94 (0.71–5.28)

   

 Foreigner (41.8 %)

1

0.21

  

Race

    

 Chinese (46.5 %)

0.99 (0.57–1.71)

 

-

 

 Malay (48.1 %)

1.05 (0.56–1.98)

   

 Indian (46.8 %)

1

   

 Others (45.8 %)

0.96 (0.37–2.48)

0.99

  

Religion

    

 Christianity (43.3 %)

1.14 (0.66–1.97)

 

-

 

 Buddhism (53.7 %)

1.74 (1.03–2.92)

   

 Islam (48.8 %)

1.43 (0.85–2.40)

   

 Hinduism (47.4 %)

2.35 (0.6–2.84)

   

 Others (40.0 %)

1

0.21

  

Institution

    

 National University of Singapore (41.0 %)

0.69 (0.39–1.21)

 

1.04 (0.56–1.91)

 

 Nanyang Technological University (41.0 %)

0.69 (0.39–1.21)

 

1.04 (0.56–1.92)

 

 Singapore Polytechnic (59.0 %)

1.44 (0.82–2.51)

 

1.43 (0.81–2.52)

 

 Republic Polytechnic (43.0 %)

0.75 (0.43–1.32)

 

0.98 (0.54–1.78)

 

 Ngee Ann Polytechnic (50.0 %)

1

0.05

1

0.71

Good basic knowledge

    

 Yes (38.1 %)

1

 

1

 

 No (48.6 %)

1.27 (0.95–1.70)

0.093

1.43 (0.87–2.34)

0.16

  1. a1: Reference group