Table 4 Logistic regression to determine demographic, knowledge about sources of stem cells, donor agencies and other predictors of willingness to donate stem cells (n = 1325)

Gender (Ref Female)

Male

0.11

1.12(ns)

0.14–2.52

Age (Ref 50 yrs. & above)

18–29 years

-1.91

0.00(ns)

0.00–1.21

30–39 years

-1.61

0.00(ns)

0.00–1.61

40–49 years

-1.71

0.00(ns)

0.00–1.32

Field of Education (Ref Others……)

Medicine/Nursing/Pharmaceutical Sciences

1.00

2.72(ns)

0.11–6.17

Engineering/Computer Science/Business Administration

.776

2.17(ns)

0.09–4.93

Social Sciences and Humanities

1.59

4.94(ns)

0.01–6.41

Bone Marrow, source of stem cells (Ref No)

Yes

.424

1.52(ns)

0.13–1.89

Blood, source of stem cells (Ref No)

Yes

-3.47

.031(ns)

.0011.29

Brain, source of stem cells (Ref No)

Yes

3.56

3.51(ns)

.341–4.62

Fatty tissues, source of stem cells (Ref No)

Yes

7.08

1.101^**

0.00–1.90

Spinal cord, source of stem cells (Ref No)

Yes

.718

2.05(ns)

0.00–3.11

Umbilical cord, source of stem cells (Ref No)

Yes

4.07

8.6(ns)

0.01–9.13

Aware about local registries for stem cell donation (Ref No)

Yes

8.38

13.9**

11.04–16.9

Aware about international registries for stem cell donation (Ref No)

Yes

-.384

.681(ns)

.000–1.23

Direct interaction with any stem cell donor registry (Ref No)

Yes

-3.26

.038(ns)

.000–1.39

Means of information (Ref Social Media/ Online Sources)

Formal Education

0.63

1.89(ns)

0.13–1.46

Respondent underwent stem cell therapy (Ref No)

Yes

-11.08

1.02(ns)

0.00–1.58

Respondent first-degree relative underwent stem cell therapy (Ref No)

Yes

3.23

2.55(ns)

0.04–1.31