Table 2

Knowledge concerning organ donation procedure by respondent characteristics

FemaleMaleGraduatesUnder-graduates<25 years25–40 years>40 yearsNon-donorDonorMedical fieldNon- medical fieldTotal
Right answers
Donation age limitsn1001624426119910754529994767837012321626
 %39.538.140.538.437.5*41.347.337.0*42.142.4*37.939.0
Donation after brain deathn17911062703214919487591461160119372420932854
%71.7*66.067.970.068.870.671.665.9*75.183.3*65.569.4
Changing your mind after it has expressedn16381106692205218427381641576116863520752746
%64.767.665.865.864.2*67.578.661.6*72.572.6*63.965.8
Knowledge index mean score (0–3)n2499160910363073282910752042520158986831964110
Mean score1.81.71.71.71.71.82.01.61.92.01.71.7 (SD 0.014)
 F (p-value)1.86 (0.17) 0.01 (0.92) 10.71 (0.00)  73.21 (0.00) 79.59 (0.00)  
 Sidak m c test    (a) (b)
(c)
  (a) (a)  
Multivariate analysisScore (95% CI)00.04 (−0.04 - 0.12)00.04 (−0.04 - 0.12)00.09 (−0.01 - 0.18)0.27 (0.13 - 0.42)00.21 (0.15 - 0.28)0−0.30 (−0.38 - −0.21) 

Note(s): Abbreviations: F, F-test; Sidak m c test, Sidak multiple comparison test; CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation

* p-value < 0.05

(a) Statistically significant difference between item 1 and item 2, based on Sidak m c test

(b) Statistically significant difference between item 1 and item 3, based on Sidak m c test

(c) Statistically significant difference between item 2 and item 3, based on Sidak m c test

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