08 December 2020 : Original article
Waitlisted Transplant Candidates’ Attitudes and Concerns Toward Transplantation During COVID-19
Ek Khoon Tan12ABCDEF*, Ye Xin Koh12ABE, Terence Kee23ADEF, Juhainah Binte Juhari2ABE, Teing Ee Tan45ADE, David Kheng Leng Sim26ADE, Aloysius Yew Leng Ho26ADE, Lalitha Krishnan2ABE, Ping Sing Tee2ABE, Thinesh Lee Krishnamoorthy27ADEF, Brian Kim Poh Goh12ADE, Ban Hock Tan89ADEF, Shimin Jasmine Chung29ADEF, Ghee Chee Phua210ADE, Prema Raj Jeyaraj112ADEDOI: 10.12659/AOT.926992
Ann Transplant 2020; 25:e926992
Table 2 Inadequate health literacy and association with factors (n=71).
| Variable | IHL (n=34) | Non-IHL (n=37) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | 0.003* | ||
| 21–30 | 0 (0) | 3 (8.1) | |
| 31–40 | 2 (5.9) | 6 (16.2) | |
| 41–50 | 7 (20.6) | 10 (27.0) | |
| 51–60 | 12 (35.3) | 13 (35.1) | |
| 61–70 | 12 (35.3) | 5 (13.5) | |
| 71–80 | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0) | |
| Male sex | 19 (55.9) | 33 (59.5) | 0.76 |
| Highest level of education | 0.001* | ||
| Primary | 10 (29.4) | 3 (8.1) | |
| Secondary | 18 (52.9) | 15 (40.5) | |
| Tertiary | 6 (17.6) | 19 (51.4) | |
| Marital Status | 0.45 | ||
| Single | 3 (8.8) | 6 (16.2) | |
| Married | 29 (85.3) | 27 (73.0) | |
| Widowed/divorced | 2 (5.9) | 4 (10.8) | |
| Children | 0.001* | ||
| Nil | 6 (17.6) | 16 (43.2) | |
| 1–2 | 15 (44.1) | 19 (51.4) | |
| 3 or more | 13 (38.2) | 2 (5.4) | |
| Type of transplant | 0.06 | ||
| Cardiac | 5 (14.7) | 6 (16.2) | |
| HSCT | 4 (22.2) | 14 (37.8) | |
| Kidney | 19 (55.9) | 14 (37.8) | |
| Liver | 6 (17.6) | 3 (8.1) | |
| Presence of dedicated caregiver | 26 (76.5) | 30 (81.1) | 0.63 |
| HSCT – haematopoietic stem-cell transplant; IHL – inadequate health literacy; * linear-by-linear association. | |||