Background
Methods
Study area and period
Study design
Population
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Sample size and sampling procedure
Sample size determination
Sampling procedure
Operational definition
Data collection tools
Data quality assurance
Data processing and analysis
Result
Socio-demographic characteristics
Variables | Non-Health Science student | Health Science student | Total (n = 360) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | N | % | ||
Age | 18–24 | 152 | 84.4 | 152 | 84.4 | 304 | 84.4 |
25–30 | 28 | 15.6 | 28 | 15.6 | 56 | 15.6 | |
Gender | Male | 152 | 84.4 | 142 | 78.9 | 294 | 81.7 |
Female | 28 | 15.6 | 38 | 21.1 | 66 | 18.3 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 117 | 65 | 116 | 64.4 | 233 | 64.7 |
Protestant | 34 | 18.9 | 34 | 18.9 | 68 | 18.9 | |
Muslim | 29 | 16.1 | 30 | 16.7 | 59 | 16.4 | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 76 | 42.2 | 63 | 35 | 139 | 38.6 |
Oromo | 48 | 26.7 | 90 | 50 | 138 | 38.3 | |
Others | 56 | 31.1 | 27 | 15 | 83 | 23.1 | |
Original Residence | Rural | 74 | 41.1 | 87 | 48.3 | 161 | 44.7 |
Urban | 106 | 58.9 | 93 | 51.7 | 199 | 55.3 | |
year of study | Third year | 90 | 50 | 72 | 40 | 162 | 45 |
Fourth Year | 50 | 27.8 | 65 | 36.1 | 115 | 31.9 | |
Fifth year | 40 | 22.2 | 43 | 23.9 | 83 | 23.1 |
Level of knowledge of blood donation
Variables | Health Science students | Non-Health Science students | χ2 |
P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Level of knowledge | ||||||
Good | 143 | 79.4 | 25 | 13.9 | 152.779 | <0.001a
|
Poor | 37 | 20.6 | 155 | 86.1 |
Level of attitude on blood donation
Variables | Health Science students | Non-Health Science students | χ2 |
P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Level of Attitude | ||||||
Favorable | 84 | 46.7 | 64 | 35.6 | 4.142 | 0.042a
|
Non-favorable | 96 | 53.3 | 116 | 64.4 |
Level of practice of blood donation
Variables | Health Science students | Non-Health Science students | χ2 |
P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Level of practice | ||||||
Yes | 49 | 27.2 | 41 | 22.8 | 0.726 | 0.394 |
No | 131 | 72.8 | 139 | 77.2 |
Factors associated with the level of knowledge among health science students
Variables | Knowledge level | COR(95% CI) | AOR(95% CI) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | ||||
Gender | Malea
| 118 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 25 | 13 | 2.557(1.148,5.696) b
| 3.150(1.313,7.554) b
| |
Age | 18-24a
| 118 | 34 | 1 | 1 |
25–30 | 25 | 3 | 0.416(0.119,1.464) | 0.391(0.100,1.528) | |
Religion | Orthodoxa
| 91 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
Protestant | 27 | 7 | 0.944(0.368,2.420) | 0.871(0.310,2.449) | |
Others | 25 | 5 | 0.728(0.253,2.096) | 0.749(0.242,2.320) | |
Ethnicity | Amharaa
| 48 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
Oromo | 74 | 16 | 0.692(0.313,1.528) | 0.823(0.347,1.951) | |
Others | 21 | 6 | 0.914(0.312,2.683) | 0.896(0.270,2.974) | |
Year of study | Third yeara
| 59 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
Fourth year | 47 | 18 | 1.738(0.773,3.906) | 2.400(0.993,5.804) | |
Fifth year | 37 | 6 | 0.736(0.257,2.105) | 0.890(0.286,2.774) | |
Residence | Rurala
| 69 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
Urban | 74 | 19 | 0.984(0.477,2.029) | 1.027(0.465,2.266) |
Factors associated with level of attitude among health science students
Variables | Attitude level | COR(95% CI) | AOR(95% CI) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Favorable | Unfavorable | ||||
Gender | Malea
| 71 | 71 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 13 | 25 | 1.923(0.912,4.057) | 1.972(0.884,4.399) | |
Age | 18-24a
| 72 | 80 | 1 | 1 |
25–30 | 12 | 16 | 1.200(0.532,2.707) | 1.159(0.452,2.967) | |
Religion | Orthodoxa
| 56 | 60 | 1 | 1 |
Protestant | 18 | 16 | 0.830(0.386,1.784) | 0.649(0.283,1.493) | |
Others | 10 | 20 | 1.867(0.804,4.332) | 1.475(0.607,3.588) | |
Ethnicity | Amharaa
| 36 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
Oromo | 36 | 54 | 2.000(1.041,3.844) b
| 2.085(1.025,4.243) b
| |
Others | 12 | 15 | 1.667(0.672,4.134) | 1.823(0.681,4.884) | |
Year of study | Third yeara
| 32 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
Fourth year | 31 | 34 | 0.877(0.448,1.720) | 0.913(0.442,1.886) | |
Fifth year | 21 | 22 | 0.838(0.393,1.787) | 0.836(0.356,1.966) | |
Residence | Rurala
| 43 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
Urban | 41 | 52 | 1.239(0.689,2.229) | 1.083(0.576,2.037) | |
Knowledge | Gooda
| 69 | 74 | 1 | 1 |
Poor | 15 | 22 | 1.368(0.657,2.848) | 1.346(0.613,2.952) |
Factors associated with level of practice among health science students
Variables | Practice level | COR(95% CI) | AOR(95% CI) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Gender | Malea
| 32 | 110 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 17 | 21 | 0.359(0.170,0.761) b
| 0.343(0.151,0.779) b
| |
Age | 18-24a
| 39 | 113 | 1 | 1 |
25–30 | 10 | 18 | 0.621(0.264,1.460) | 0.820(0.307,2.188) | |
Religion | Orthodoxa
| 34 | 82 | 1 | 1 |
Protestant | 8 | 26 | 1.348(0.555,3.273) | 1.427(0.542,3.762) | |
Others | 7 | 23 | 1.362(0.534,3.473) | 1.419(0.522,3.860) | |
Ethnicity | Amharaa
| 18 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
Oromo | 24 | 66 | 1.100(0.536,2.258) | 0.896(0.405,1.982) | |
Others | 7 | 20 | 1.143(0.412,3.168) | 1.046(0.338,3.237) | |
Year of study | Third yeara
| 14 | 58 | 1 | 1 |
Fourth year | 20 | 45 | 0.543(0.247,1.192) | 0.461(0.195,1.091) | |
Fifth year | 15 | 28 | 0.451(0.191,1.061) | 0.466(0.177,1.229) | |
Residence | Rurala
| 21 | 66 | 1 | 1 |
Urban | 28 | 65 | 0.739(0.381,1.431) | 0.792(0.385,1.629) | |
Knowledge | Gooda
| 36 | 107 | 1 | 1 |
Poor | 13 | 24 | 0.621(0.287,1.346) | 0.760(0.327,1.765) |
Factors associated with level of knowledge among non-health science students
Variables | Knowledge | COR(95% CI) | AOR(95% CI) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | ||||
Gender | Malea
| 22 | 130 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 3 | 25 | 1.410(0.392,5.072) | 1.846(0.444,7.674) | |
Age | 18-24a
| 21 | 131 | 1 | 1 |
25–30 | 4 | 24 | 0.962(0.303,3.051) | 0.861(0.228,3.247) | |
Religion | Orthodoxa
| 20 | 97 | 1 | 1 |
Protestant | 1 | 33 | 6.804(0.879,52.687) | 10.173(1.191,86.905)b
| |
Others | 4 | 25 | 1.289(0.404,4.111) | 1.248(0.359,4.331) | |
Ethnicity | Amharaa
| 10 | 66 | 1 | 1 |
Oromo | 5 | 43 | 1.303(0.417,4.075) | 1.171(0.345,3.973) | |
Others | 10 | 46 | 0.697(0.268,1.809) | 0.501(0.175,1.435) | |
Year of study | Third yeara
| 9 | 81 | 1 | 1 |
Fourth year | 6 | 44 | 0.815(0.272,2.439) | 0.718(0.213,2.421) | |
Fifth year | 10 | 30 | 0.333(0.123,0.900) b
| 0.341(0.113,1.034) | |
Residence | Rurala
| 6 | 68 | 1 | 1 |
Urban | 19 | 87 | 0.404(0.153,1.067) | 0.289(0.094,0.891) b
|
Factors associated with the level of attitude among non-health science students
Variables | Attitude | COR(95% CI) | AOR(95% CI) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Favorable | Unfavorable | ||||
Gender | Malea
| 50 | 102 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 14 | 14 | 0.490(0.217,1.107) | 0.389(0.152,0.992) b
| |
Age | 18-24a
| 53 | 99 | 1 | 1 |
25–30 | 11 | 17 | 0.827(0.361,1.895) | 0.842(0.319,2.225) | |
Religion | Orthodoxa
| 46 | 71 | 1 | 1 |
Protestant | 13 | 21 | 1.047(0.477,2.294) | 0.655(0.258,1.663) | |
Others | 5 | 24 | 3.110(1.108,8.732) b
| 2.778(0.934,8.263) | |
Ethnicity | Amharaa
| 28 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
Oromo | 18 | 30 | 0.972(0.460,2.053) | 0.865(0.367,2.039) | |
Others | 18 | 38 | 1.231(0.594,2.553) | 1.731(0.738,4.058) | |
Year of study | Third yeara
| 28 | 62 | 1 | 1 |
Fourth year | 15 | 35 | 1.054(0.497,2.235) | 1.036(0.447,2400) | |
Fifth year | 21 | 19 | 0.409(0.190,0.878) b
| 0.389(0.164,0.922) b
| |
Residence | Rurala
| 25 | 49 | 1 | 1 |
Urban | 39 | 67 | 0.877(0.470,1.634) | 0.914(0.448,1.868) | |
Knowledge level | Gooda
| 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
Poor | 52 | 103 | 1.828(0.780,4.289 | 1.883(0.730,4.859) |
Factors associated with level of practice among non-health science students
Variables | Practice level | COR(95% CI) | AOR(95% CI) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Gender | Malea
| 35 | 117 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 6 | 22 | 1.097(0.412,2.918) | 1.830(0.619,5.411) | |
Age | 18-24a
| 75 | 229 | 1 | 1 |
25–30 | 15 | 41 | 1.428(0.506,4.026) | 1.476(0.456,4.782) | |
Religion | Orthodoxa
| 64 | 169 | 1 | 1 |
Protestant | 12 | 56 | 2.586(0.841,7.948) | 2.093(0.592,7.397) | |
Others | 14 | 45 | 1.084(0.421,2.792) | 1.184(0.422,3.326) | |
Ethnicity | Amharaa
| 38 | 101 | 1 | 1 |
Oromo | 32 | 106 | 1.786(0.715,4.458) | 1.332(0.494,3.591) | |
Others | 20 | 63 | 1.181(0.529,2.638) | 0.932(0.375,2.316) | |
Year of study | Third yeara
| 41 | 121 | 1 | 1 |
Fourth year | 24 | 91 | 4.929(1.613,15.056) b
| 5.159(1.611,16.525) b
| |
Fifth year | 25 | 58 | 1.286(0.552,2.996) | 1.592(0.620,4.090) | |
Residence | Rurala
| 37 | 124 | 1 | 1 |
Urban | 53 | 146 | 0.894(0.438,1.822) | 0.985(0.430,2.255) | |
Knowledge level | Gooda
| 45 | 123 | 1 | 1 |
Poor | 45 | 147 | 2.162(0.875,5.342) | 2.064(0.747,5.701) |