Smyrna Tıp Dergisi – 16 – Smyrna Tıp Dergisi Araştırma Makalesi Knowledge , attitude and behaviors of university students on organ transplantation , in Turkey
Objective: In this study, knowledge, attitude and behaviors of university students on organ donation were investigated. Material and Method: A stratified random sample of 955 students were asked for six sociodemographic, seven personal information, nine behavior and twenty attitude questions using a Likert-type scale survey form. Results: Totally 955 students participated the study and 85.6% reported that the most significant barrier against organ transplantation was inadequate organ donation. While 363 students (38.0%) didn’t decide to donate any organs although they had positive views on organ donation, 209 students reported that they would donate all of their organs and the organ chosen as likely to be donated the most was kidney. When the reasons for negative views on organ donation were examined, the primary reasons were found to be “presence of religious barriers” and “discouragement". Also, 719 (75.3%) students had no knowledge about where the organs were donated. Conclusion: University students have insufficient information about organ donation. Informing them about the details of the organ donation will have an effect on increasing the donation rates.
Willingness of Nigerian Healthcare Workers to Donate Kidneys
Background The attitude of healthcare workers (HCW) towards organ donation is cardinal to the successful implementation and sustainability of transplant programs. We present the outcome of a survey among HCW in a single tertiary institution in Nigeria regarding their willingness to be living-related kidney donors. Methods Self-administered questionnaires were randomly distributed to HCW evaluating their attitude towards living-related kidney donation. Results Of the 650 questionnaires distributed only 502 responded (clinical medical students 51%, physicians 31.7% and nurses 17.3%); 75.6% of respondents were willing to be living donors while 5.8% were against it, and 18.5% were undecided. Multivariate analysis identified willingness to receive, perceived risk associated with kidney donation, and attitude towards cadaveric donation as independent predictors of willingness of HCW to be living donors. Conclusion Nigerian HCW have a positive attitude toward kidney donation.
A Swedish survey of young people's views on organ donation and transplantation
Abstract.The aim of this study is to explore young people's attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge on organ donation and transplantation. A survey was conducted among 1,447 students aged 15–18 years in four urban areas in Sweden. Although students looked upon organ transplantation favorably, only 50% were willing to donate their own organs, and only 20% the organs of their parents. Concerning organ donation, 75% of the students expressed some discomfort. There were significant gender differences. About 70% of the students indicated that transplantation issues should be included in the school curriculum. It is concluded that teenagers feel irresolution and discomfort regarding organ donation after death, but concurrently see organ transplantation as a highly valued service. One way that this mental conflict can be resolved is through education. Educational programs in school must address this ambivalence and both mediate facts and help students to work through the fear and discomfort associated with organ donation.