08 December 2020: Original Paper
Waitlisted Transplant Candidates’ Attitudes and Concerns Toward Transplantation During COVID-19
Ek Khoon Tan 12ABCDEF* , Ye Xin Koh 12ABE , Terence Kee 23ADEF , Juhainah Binte Juhari 2ABE , Teing Ee Tan 24ADE , David Kheng Leng Sim 25ADE , Aloysius Yew Leng Ho 25ADE , Lalitha Krishnan 2ABE , Ping Sing Tee 2ABE , Thinesh Lee Krishnamoorthy 27ADEF , Brian Kim Poh Goh 12ADE , Ban Hock Tan 28ADEF , Shimin Jasmine Chung 28ADEF , Ghee Chee Phua 29ADE , Prema Raj Jeyaraj 12ADEDOI: 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. | |||