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

Table 3 Factors associated with attitude towards organ donation

Variable	Subcategory	Low/medium supportive attitudes		High supportive attitude		P value
		n	%	n	%
Age (years)	≤ 30	338	66.5	170	33.5	0.229
	31-45	45	60.8	29	39.2
	> 45	13	52.0	12	48.0
Gender	Male	81	64.8	44	35.2	0.876
	Female	312	65.5	164	34.5
Nationality: World Health Organization region	African	19	79.2	5	20.8	0.082
	American	5	71.4	2	28.6
	South East Asia	67	57.8	49	42.2
	European	5	38.5	8	61.5
	Eastern Mediterranean Region	282	67.0	139	33.0
	Western Pacific	17	68.0	8	32.0
Religion	Islam	339	68.3	157	31.7	0.003
	Christianity	33	54.1	28	45.9
	Hinduism	17	44.7	21	55.3
	Others	3	42.9	4	57.1
Working status	Student	329	67.3	160	32.7	0.009
	Faculty	20	44.4	25	55.6
	Staff	47	64.4	26	35.6
University	University offering mostly health programs	262	62.2	159	37.8	0.019
	Other	134	72.0	52	28.0
Year in program	1st	97	67.4	47	32.6	0.522
	2nd	104	69.8	45	30.2
	3rd	80	66.7	40	33.3
	4th and ≥ 5	78	61.4	49	38.6
Marital status	Single	339	66.6	170	33.4	0.108
	Married	57	58.2	41	41.8
College	COM	59	64.8	32	35.2	0.446
	COD	70	66.7	35	33.3
	CON	122	60.7	79	39.3
	COP	24	66.7	12	33.3
	COHS	43	64.2	24	35.8
	Non-medical college	78	72.9	29	27.1
Knowledge	Poor knowledge	136	76.8	41	23.2	< 0.001
	Adequate knowledge	260	60.5	170	39.5
Personal or family history receiving organs	No	369	65.5	194	34.5	0.553
	Yes	25	61.0	16	39.0
Personal or family history of donating organs	No	378	66.7	189	33.3	0.004
	Yes	16	43.2	21	56.8

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