Awareness regarding eye donation among staff of a tertiary eye care hospital in North India

Dave, Abhishek; Patel, Nikunj V; Acharya, Manisha; Chaku, Deepali; Das, Animesh; Mathur, Umang; Biswas, Saurabh

doi:10.1007/s10792-019-01225-2

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“…The study presents the awareness of and attitudes toward corneal donation among two major groups, a medical and a non-medical group, comparable to the study performed by A. Dave et al [ 6 ] and, contrary to some other surveys, including only one kind of social group [ 7 , 8 ]. However, a significant number of respondents took part in the survey (1026), far exceeding the number in similar studies, such as in Ghana (100 participants), North India (507), Pondicherry, India (196), North Ethiopia (774) and Japan (371) [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ]. As in those studies, sociodemographic data, knowledge regarding corneal donation and reasons for refusal to become a donor are assessed.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…The study disclosed several factors limiting willingness to become a donor, such as the age of participants, degree of education and lack of awareness regarding eye donation. A lack of adequate knowledge and awareness about eye donation as well as a lower level education were also identified in other studies as elements affecting donation consent [ 6 , 7 , 8 ]. Our study included two groups—health professionals, to verify aspects influencing reporting potential donors, and people from outside the medical community, to search for factors having an impact on consent rate.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Despite the persistently low donor reporting rate in Poland, in our study, willingness to donate corneal tissue was high both in the group of health professionals (90.54%) and non-medical group (80.61%). In comparison, in the studies from other countries, the willingness to become a cornea donor reached 68.24% in North India, 67.3% in Ghana and 37.6% in Ethiopia [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 10 ]. The study disclosed several factors limiting willingness to become a donor, such as the age of participants, degree of education and lack of awareness regarding eye donation.…”

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confidence: 93%

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Knowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland

Szkodny

Wróblewska‐Czajka

Wylęgała

2021

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Background: Limited access to corneal tissue for transplantation remains a challenge in many parts of the world. To date, little attention has been paid to the problem of the cornea donor shortage in Poland, where the number of waiting patients exceeds the number of transplants performed three-fold. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and willingness towards participating in corneal donation among different social groups in Poland. Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted among health professionals, medical students, clerics, teachers, journalists, employees and patients of the District Railway Hospital in Katowice. Online and paper questionnaires were used to collect socio-demographic data and information regarding awareness of, knowledge about and attitudes toward corneal donation. For health professionals and medical students, the questionnaires contained additional questions concerning knowledge and solutions for expanding the donor pool. Descriptive analysis and associations were evaluated using the chi2 test. Results: In the survey, 1026 participants took part, including 370 (36.06%, group 1) health professionals and 656 (63.94%, group 2) participants from a non-medical field. A total of 330 (89.18%) from group 1 and 528 (80.49%) respondents from group 2 expressed willingness to donate their corneas. The main reason for refusal of donation in both groups was a lack of knowledge concerning eye donation (7.8%). A social campaign (64.6%) was the most frequently chosen solution for increasing the number of potential donors by health professionals and medical students. In the group of doctors, not knowing how to report a potential donor was chosen as the greatest source of difficulty in donor reporting (40%). Conclusions: In the present study, the willingness to donate one’s eyes was substantial in both groups. Social campaigns and improving knowledge concerning the donor reporting process among health professionals might be beneficial in expanding the donor pool.

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Knowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland

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Wróblewska‐Czajka

Wylęgała

2021

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“…All of the studies that revealed high awareness (greater than 80%) were done among health care students or professionals in India. [ 5 6 27 28 ] A few population based studies, stake holders, health workers, trained students, and patient attendants–based studies showed a high awareness percentage (80.6%–95.6%). [ 9 11 16 ] Studies conducted in Singapore and Malaysia had reported similar awareness percentages.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Many observational and cross-sectional studies have been published to assess knowledge, awareness and attitude of medical students, nursing students, patients and caregivers. [ 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ] Many population-based cross-sectional studies among rural and urban adults have also been published to assess the knowledge and attitude toward eye donation. [ 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ] One study from Australia specifically reported the unwillingness of adults to donate eyes who visited the RTA office to renew their driving license,[ 21 ] while another study from Ghana reported on the awareness and attitude of drivers and staff of the Driver-Vehicle and licensing Authority.…”

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Knowledge, awareness and attitude of eye donation among non-clinical staff of a tertiary eye hospital in South India

Narendran

Padmavathi

Sangeetha

et al. 2022

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, awareness and attitude of eye donation among non-clinical staff of tertiary eye hospitals and to convey a positive attitude toward eye donation by enhancing their awareness and knowledge. Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted among the non-clinical staff from all centers of a tertiary eye care hospital across Tamil Nadu. Quiz link was emailed to non-clinical staff of all the centers. On completion of the quiz, the participants viewed their respective scores and the correct answers to all questions. This activity was presumed to subsequently improve their knowledge and clear up the myths on eye donation. Results: Two hundred twenty-eight non-clinical staff from 11 hospitals participated in the quiz. Mean age was 35.3 ± 9.8 years and 130 were female staff (57.05%). One hundred eighty-one participants (79.39%) scored over 50% of the total 17 queries. One hundred eighty-six (81.58%) and 142 (62.28%) participants scored over 50% in the awareness section and knowledge section, respectively. Eye bank volunteers (73, 32.02%) were the main source of information. Twenty-four (10.53%) had already taken pledge for eye donation and 175 (76.75%) were willing to pledge, 29 (12.72%) were not willing to pledge. Twenty-two out of these 29 (75.86%) had no specific reason for not pledging. Family, religious reasons, lack of clarity and fear were least cited reasons (13.79%). Conclusion: Non-clinical staff of an eye hospital are easily approachable and are expected to be more knowledgeable by the general public around them. They might act as primary motivators in raising awareness within their family, friends, relatives and neighbors.

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Impact of an educational video in improving awareness of eye donation among non-medical health care workers in a tertiary health centre

Behera,

Vijayan,

Murugesan

et al. 2024

Int Ophthalmol

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Awareness regarding eye donation among staff of a tertiary eye care hospital in North India

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Knowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland

Knowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland

Knowledge, awareness and attitude of eye donation among non-clinical staff of a tertiary eye hospital in South India

Impact of an educational video in improving awareness of eye donation among non-medical health care workers in a tertiary health centre

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