Table 4 Association between participants’ characteristics and attitude score
Variables | Attitude score | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
 < 30 | 30–65 | ||
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Total | 152 (37.91%) | 249 (62.09%) | Â |
Age of the participant | |||
  < 30 | 58 (38.16%) | 99 (39.76%) |  |
 30–50 | 79 (51.97%) | 129 (51.81%) | 0.8731 |
  > 50 | 15 (9.87%) | 21 (8.43%) |  |
Gender of the participant | |||
 Male | 72 (47.37%) | 89 (35.74%) | 0.0273* |
 Female | 80 (52.63%) | 160 (64.26%) |  |
Nationality of the participant | |||
 Saudi | 152 (100.00%) | 245 (98.39%) | 0.3021 |
 Non-Saudi | 0 (0.00%) | 41 (61%) |  |
Marital status of the participant | |||
 Married | 108 (71.05%) | 158 (63.45%) |  |
 Single | 39 (25.66%) | 78 (31.33%) | 0.2796 |
 Widowed/divorced | 5 (3.29%) | 13 (5.22%) |  |
Education level completed by the participant | Â | Â | Â |
 High school or less | 87 57.24%) | 99 (39.76%) |  |
 Undergraduate | 60 (39.47%) | 134 (53.82%) | 0.0024* |
 Graduate or more | 5 (3.29%) | 16 (6.43%) |  |
Current employment status of the participant | |||
 Employed | 56 (36.84%) | 107 (42.97%) |  |
 Unemployed | 45 (29.61%) | 73 (29.32%) |  |
 Student | 28 (18.42%) | 36 (14.46%) | 0.7064 |
 Retired | 9 (5.92%) | 12 (4.82%) |  |
 Home duties | 14 (9.21%) | 21 (8.43%) |  |
Type of employment of the participant | |||
 Medical | 13 (8.55%) | 29 (11.65%) | 0.4014 |
 Non-medical | 139 (91.45%) | 220 (88.35%) |  |
Monthly income of the participant | |||
  < 5000SAR | 45 (29.61%) | 61 (24.50%) |  |
5000–10,000SAR | 76 (50.00%) | 91 (36.55%) | 0.0004* |
  > 10,000SAR | 31 (20.39%) | 97 (38.96%) |  |
Children of the participant | |||
 Yes | 102 (67.11%) | 160 (64.26%) | 0.5898 |
 No | 50 (32.89%) | 89 (35.74%) |  |
Chronic diseases of the participant | |||
 Yes | 30 (19.74%) | 53 (21.29%) | 0.7996 |
 No | 122 (80.26%) | 196 (78.71%) |  |
Previous hospitalization of the participant | |||
 Yes | 67 (44.08%) | 116 (46.59%) | 0.6796 |
 No | 85 (55.92%) | 133 (53.41%) |  |
Previous blood testing and/or donation by the participant | |||
 Yes | 94 (61.84%) | 168 (67.47%) | 0.2798 |
 No | 58 (38.16%) | 81 (32.53%) |  |
Previous tissue (organ) testing and/or donation by the participant | |||
 Yes | 6 (3.95%) | 14 (5.62%) | 0.6371 |
 No | 146 (96.05%) | 235 (94.38%) |  |
Previous Involvement in medical research of the participant | |||
 Yes | 15 (9.87%) | 42 (16.87%) |  |
 No | 137 (90.13%) | 207 (83.13%) | 0.0560 |