Table 3 Sociodemographic factors associated with clinical trial acceptance
Parameters | Variables | Accept Clinical trial | Percent % | Don’t accept Clinical trial | Percent % | OR | 95% CI | P-VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age/years | 18–20 | 52 | 57.8 | 38 | 42.2 | 1 | ||
21–30 | 113 | 39.0 | 177 | 61.0 | 0.47 | 0.29–0.75 | 0.002 | |
31–40 | 167 | 48.0 | 181 | 52.0 | 0.67 | 0.42–1.08 | 0.123 | |
41–50 | 83 | 49.7 | 84 | 50.3 | 0.72 | 0.43–1.21 | 0.239 | |
51–60 | 51 | 41.8 | 71 | 58.2 | 0.52 | 0.30–0.91 | 0.026 | |
61–70 | 10 | 20.0 | 40 | 80.0 | 0.18 | 0.08–0.41 | 0.000 | |
Sex | Female | 122 | 42.7 | 164 | 57.3 | 1 | ||
Male | 354 | 45.3 | 427 | 54.7 | 1.1 | 0.84–1.46 | 0.445 | |
Education | Primary | 15 | 50.0 | 15 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
Secondary | 49 | 44.5 | 61 | 55.5 | 0.80 | 0.36–1.80 | 0.681 | |
Tertiary | 412 | 44.4 | 515 | 55.6 | 0.80 | 0.39–1.65 | 0.552 | |
Occupation | Business | 48 | 39.3 | 74 | 60.7 | 1 | ||
Civil servant | 182 | 43.6 | 235 | 56.4 | 1.19 | 0.79–1.80 | 0.407 | |
Private sector | 119 | 39.4 | 183 | 60.6 | 1.00 | 0.65–1.54 | 1.000 | |
Retired | 3 | 23.1 | 10 | 76.9 | 0.46 | 0.12–1.77 | 0.369 | |
Student | 117 | 60.6 | 76 | 39.4 | 2.37 | 1.49–3.77 | 0.000 | |
Unemployed | 7 | 35.0 | 13 | 65.0 | 0.83 | 0.31–2.23 | 0.808 | |
Religion | Christian | 433 | 45.9 | 511 | 54.1 | 1 | ||
Muslim | 34 | 33.7 | 67 | 66.3 | 0.59 | 0.39–0.92 | 0.020 | |
Pagans | 9 | 40.9 | 13 | 59.1 | 0.82 | 0.34–1.92 | 0.672 | |
Marital status | Married | 265 | 41.8 | 369 | 58.2 | 1 | ||
Not married | 211 | 48.7 | 222 | 51.3 | 1.3 | 1.03–1.69 | 0.028 | |
Monthly Income | $274–$548 | 115 | 46.2 | 134 | 53.8 | 1 | ||
<$274 | 112 | 42.3 | 153 | 57.7 | 0.85 | 0.60–1.21 | 0.376 | |
>$548 | 150 | 39.5 | 230 | 60.5 | 0.75 | 0.55–1.04 | 0.099 | |
No salary | 99 | 57.2 | 74 | 42.8 | 1.56 | 1.05–2.30 | 0.029 | |
Residence/SHS | Rural | 188 | 50.5 | 184 | 49.5 | 1 | ||
Urban | 288 | 41.4 | 407 | 58.6 | 0.69 | 0.53–0.89 | 0.004 |