Table 4 Participants’ characteristics and comfort level with neurological determination of death competencies
Variable | OR (95%CI) | VL/L/Ave | H/VH | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health Sector | Ministry of Health | 0.368 (0.086 to 1.575) | 0.178 | ||
Ministry of National Guards - Health Affairs | 0.572 (0.128 to 2.552) | 0.464 | |||
Ministry of Defense and Aviation - Armed Forces Hospitals | 0.21 (0.042 to 1.047) | 0.057 | |||
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre | 1.573 (0.173 to 14.315) | 0.688 | |||
Ministry of Higher Education | 1 | ||||
Region* | West | 1 (9.1%) | 10 (90.9%) | 0.141 | |
South | 2 (40%) | 3 (60%) | |||
East | 0 (0%) | 12 (100%) | |||
Central | 6 (12.8%) | 41 (87.2%) | |||
Frequency of involvement in donation after brain death | 6 or more times per year | 28.324 (2.467 to 325.24) | 0.007 | ||
2–5 times per year | 13.874 (1.92 to 100.268) | 0.009 | |||
Once per year | 9.151 (1.121 to 74.717) | 0.039 | |||
Once every few years | 4.573 (0.553 to 37.783) | 0.158 | |||
Never | 1 | ||||
Center with a DBD program* | Yes | 6 (11.1%) | 48 (88.9%) | 0.408 | |
No | 4 (18.2%) | 18 (81.8%) | |||
Transplant center* | Yes | 5 (16.7%) | 25 (83.3%) | 0.465 | |
No | 5 (10.9%) | 41 (89.1%) |