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While prior studies collected basic demographic information and patients' self-reported reason for refusal [ 11– 13], they did not, however, match reasons for refusal in ED settings with patients' reported HIV risk factors to determine if risk perception and associated refusal were appropriate.
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Gender differences were also found in relation to refusal self-efficacy and attitudes toward smoking; friend smoking was negatively associated with refusal self-efficacy in girls but not boys.
This study analysed risk factors associated with refusal of organ donation.
In order to retain a larger portion of the data and to reduce any bias associated with refusal to provide specimens, households in which two thirds (≥67%) of respondents provided nasal swabs were included.
Psychopathology (assessed by either diagnoses or symptoms) was not significantly associated with refusal.
It is interesting also to consider those characteristics that were not associated with refusal.
Neither mother, father nor sibling smoking was associated with refusal self-efficacy.
The gender, epileptic status, vision and hearing of the disabled child were not significantly associated with refusal.
However, neither chronic disease (OR 0.995%% CI 0.8 0.9) nor self-reported depression (OR 0.995%% CI 0.9 1.1) were associated with refusal.
Over two-thirds were denied admission; factors associated with refusal were non-surgical status, age over 85, and no available beds in the ICU.
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