Table 3 Distribution and predictors of attitudes towards elderly care among the study participants
Variable | Positive attitudes (%)# | OR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI | p - value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.613 | – | – | ||
Male | 83 (69.7)*** | 1 | – | – | |
Female | 184 (67.2) | 0.89 (0.56,1.41) | – | – | |
Age | 0.830 | – | – | ||
18–24 | 231 (67.7)*** | 1 | – | – | |
25–33 | 36 (69.2) | 1.07 (0.57, 2.601) | – | ||
Type of the Institution | 0.008 | 0.001 | |||
Public | 107 (76.4)** | 1.89 (1.18, 3.00) | 2.59 (1.45, 4.63) | ||
Private | 160 (63.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
Year of study | 0.053 | 0.211 | |||
Second year | 155 (72.1)** | 1.52 (0.99, 2.33) | 1.41 (0.83, 2.39) | – | |
Third year | 112 (62.9) | 1 | 1 | – | |
Marital Status | 0.643 | ||||
Never married | 242 (67.6)*** | 1 | |||
Married | 25 (71.4) | 1.19 (0.56, 2.58) | |||
Home residence | < 0.0001 | 0.010 | |||
Rural | 109 (83.2)* | 3.26 (1.94, 5.49) | 2.23 (1.22, 4.10) | ||
Urban | 158 (60.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
Type of family | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | |||
Nuclear family | 78 (43.6)* | 1 | 1 | ||
Extended family | 189 (88.3) | 9.79 (5.87, 16.32) | 4.34 (2.33, 8.09) | ||
Currently living with an elderly person at home | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | |||
No | 84 (45.9)* | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 183 (87.1) | 7.99 (4.86, 13.14) | 3.65 (1.96, 6.78) | ||