Attitudes, and barriers towards organ donation among university students, faculty and staff in Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Cross-sectional survey design

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

Variable	Subcategory	Frequency1	%
Age (years)	≤ 30	508	83.7
	31-45	74	12.2
	46-60	22	3.6
	> 60	3	.5
Gender	Male	125	20.8
	Female	476	79.2
Nationality: World Health Organization region	African	24	4.0
	American	7	1.2
	South East Asia	116	19.1
	European	13	2.1
	Eastern Mediterranean Region	421	69.5
	Western Pacific	25	4.1
Religion	Islam	497	82.4
	Christianity	61	10.1
	Hinduism	38	6.3
	Others	7	1.2
Occupation	Student	489	80.6
	Staff	73	12.0
	Faculty	45	7.4
University	Gulf Medical University	421	69.3
	Other	186	30.7
Year in program	1st	144	26.7
	2nd	149	27.6
	3rd	120	22.2
	4th	121	22.4
	≥ 5	6	1.1
Marital status	Single	509	83.9
	Married	98	16.1
College	COM	91	15.0
	COD	105	17.3
	CON	201	33.1
	COP	36	5.9
	COHS	67	11.0
	Non-medical colleges	107	17.6

¹Missing information for some variables.

COM: College of Medicine; COD: College of Dentistry; CON: College of Nursing; COP: College of Pharmacy; COHS: College of Health Sciences.