Research Article

Are Corneal Patients Accepting the Transplantation? The Cases of University of Gondar, Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Ethiopia

Table 4

Factors associated with CT acceptance in UOGTECTC, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.

CT accepted
VariableYesNoCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI) value

Residence
 Rural27603.63 (1.51, 8.74)3.09 (0.14, 2.40)0.87
 Urban18111.001.00

Sex
 Male24461.61 (0.75, 3.45)
 Female21251.00

Knowledge level
 Good19121.00
 Poor26593.59 (1.52, 8.47)2.41 (1.90, 6.48)0.023

Attitude level
 Favorable37241.00
 Unfavorable8479.06 (3.65, 22.47)6.33 (2.42, 16.54)0.001

Vision status
 Blind12301.77 (0.71, 4.41)
 Low vision16170.75 (0.29, 1.89)
 Good vision17241.00

Money spent for transportation
 <68.4 birr24471.71 (0.79, 3.68)
 ≥68.4 birr21241.00