Table 3

Willingness to become a donor at the beginning and at the end of the survey

Positive at the start
% (n)
Positive by the end
% (n)
% Increase
(95% CI)
OR
(95% CI)
P value
Female40.8%
(513/1255)
57.0%
(716/1255)
+39.6%
(28.6% to 51.5%)
1.921
(1.640 to 2.252)
<0.00001
Male39.4%
(200/507)
50.9%
(258/507)
+29.0%
(+12.4% to 48.0%)
1.591
(1.240 to 2.040)
<0.001
<18 years old22.0%
(24/109)
37.6%
(41/109)
+70.8%
(+11.3% to 162.1%)
2.135
(1.176 to 3.876)
0.01
18–30 years old38.4%
(544/1417)
54.6%
(774/1417)
+42.3%
(+31.2% to 54.3%)
1.932
(1.663 to 2.244)
<0.00001
31–45 years old55.4%
(92/166)
61.4%
(102/166)
+10.9%
(−7.6% to +33.0%)
1.282
(0.828 to 1.985)
0.27
46–60 years old71.4%
(45/63)
77.8%
(49/63)
+8.9%
(−11.2% to +33.6%)
1.400
(0.625 to 3.138)
0.41
Profession/studies unrelated to medical field36.2%
(435/1201)
52.5%
(630/1201)
+44.8%
(+32.1% to 58.8%)
1.943
(1.650 to 2.288)
<0.0001
Profession/studies related to medical field49.6%
(282/568)
61.1%
(347/568)
+23.1%
(+10.7% to 36.8%)
1.592
(1.258 to 2.016)
<0.001
Total40.6% (719/1769)55.2% (978/1769)+36.0%
(+26.8% to 45.9%)
1.806
(1.580 to 2.063)
<0.00001
  • Percentile increase was calculated as: (final percentage−initial percentage)/initial percentage×100.