Table 3 Chi-square to demonstrate association of study variables with a willingness to donate stem cells and registration status (n = 1325)

Gender

Female

616 (48%)

13 (76%)

5 (83%)

624 (47%)

Male

692 (52%)

4 (24%)

1 (17%)

695 (53%)

Chi-square & p-value significance

Χ² = 5.08^*

Χ² = 3.10 (ns)

Age

18–29 years

203 (16%)

9 (53%)

2 (33%)

201 (16%)

30–39 years

512 (39%)

5 (29%)

2 (33%)

515 (39%)

40–49 years

397 (30%)

3 (18%)

2 (33%)

398 (30%)

50 yrs & above

196 (15%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

196 (15%)

Chi-square & p-value significance

Χ² = 18.5^***

Χ² = 2.09 (p = ns)

Field of Education

Medicine/Nursing/Pharmaceutical Sciences

317 (24%)

1 (6%)

0 (0.0%)

318 (24%)

Engineering/Computer Science/Business Administration

309 (23%)

1 (6%)

1 (17%)

309 (23%)

Social Sciences and Humanities

418 (32%)

7 (41%)

0 (0.0%)

425 (32%)

Others (Public Health/Health Management/Environment Sciences/Natural Sciences)

264 (21%)

8 (47%)

5 (83%)

267 (20%)

Chi-square & p-value significance

Χ² = 10.9^*

Χ² = 15.07^**

Bone Marrow, source of stem cells

Yes

7 (0.5%)

6 (35%)

6 (100.0%)

10 (0.8%)

No

1301 (99.5%)

11 (65%)

0 (0.0%)

1309 (99.2%)

Chi-square & p-value significance

Χ² = 208.7^***

Χ² = 149.07^***

Blood, source of stem cells

Yes

10 (1.0%)

8 (47%)

4 (66.7%)

14 (1.1%)

No

1298 (99%)

9 (53%)

2 (33.3%)

1305 (98.9%)

Chi-square & p-value significance

Χ² = 268.3^***

Χ² = 191.84^***

Brain, source of stem cells

Yes

148 (11%)

4 (24%)

0 (0.0%)

149 (11.3%)

No

1160 (89%)

13 (76%)

6 (100.0%)

1170 (88.7%)

Chi-square & p-value significance

Χ² = 2.46 (ns)

Χ² = 8.81^**

Fatty tissues, source of stem cells

Yes

567 (43%)

8 (47%)

6 (100%)

569 (43.1%)

No

741 (57%)

9 (53%)

0 (0.0%)

750 (56.9%)

Chi-square & p-value significance

Χ² = 0.09 (ns)

Χ² = 7.86^**

Spinal cord, source of stem cells

Yes

1302 (99.5%)

8 (47%)

0 (0.0%)

1307 (99.1%)

No

6 (0.5%)

9 (53%)

6 (100.0%)

12 (0.1%)

Chi-square & p-value significance

Χ² = 412.9^***

Χ² = 128.6^***

Umbilical cord, source of stem cells

Yes

1303 (99%)

10 (59%)

6 (100%)

1307 (99.1%)

No

5 (1.0%)

7 (41%)

0 (0.0%)

12 (0.9%)

Chi-square & p-value significance

Χ² = 311.1^***

Χ² = 0.05 (ns)

Aware about local registries for stem cell donation

Yes

872 (67%) 5 (29%)

4 (67%) 5 (1.0%)

No

436 (33%) 12 (71%)

2 (33%) 1314 (99%)

Chi-square & p-value significance

Χ² = 10.4^**

Χ² = 389.02^***

Aware about international registries for stem cell donation

Yes

135 (10%)

6 (35%)

6 (100%)

135 (10%)

No

1173 (90%)

11 (65%)

0 (0.0%)

1184 (90%)

Chi-square & p-value significance

Χ² = 11.06**

Χ² = 50.61^***

Direct interaction with any stem cell donor registry

Yes

133 (10%)

6 (35%)

6 (100%)

133 (10%)

No

1175 (90%)

11 (65%)

0 (0.0%)

1186 (90%)

Chi-square & p-value significance

Χ² = 11.28^**

Χ² = 51.42^***

Means of information

Formal Education

560 (43%)

3 (18%)

1 (17%)

562 (43%)

Social Media/Online Sources

748 (57%)

14 (82%)

5 (83%)

757 (57%)

Chi-square p-value significance

Χ² = 4.35^*

Χ² = 1.64 (ns)

Respondent underwent stem cell therapy

Yes

1 (0.1%)

4 (24%)

4 (68%)

9 (1.0%)

No

1307 (99.9%)

13 (76%)

2 (32%)

1310 (99%)

Chi-square p-value significance

Χ² = 245.5^***

Χ² = 267.6^***

Respondent first-degree relative underwent stem cell therapy

Yes

9 (1.0%)

5 (29%)

5 (83%)

9 (1.0%)

No

1299 (99%)

12 (71%)

1 (17%)

1310 (99%)

Chi-square p-value significance

Χ² = 132.4^***

Χ² = 390.2^***