Knowledge and Willingness to Donate Kidneys for Transplantation in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Boima, Vincent; Ganu, Vincent; Yorke, Ernest; Dey, Dzifa; Amissah-Arthur, Maame-Boatemaa; Agyabeng, Kofi; Yawson, Alfred E.; Lartey, Margaret; Mate-Kole, C. Charles

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.02.165

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“…We examined the willingness of caregivers to donate a kidney for transplant to their patient with ESRD and found more than half (54.4%) of them were willing and willingness was associated with age, sex, religion, attitude towards organ donation, and family approval. The proportion of those willing to donate a kidney was 51.4% among caregivers in China [16], and 48% in one community-based study in Ghana [17], and 48.5% in another study in the general population [18]. The proportion of willingness to donate a kidney in the present study is not far different when compared with that in these previous studies.…”

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Willingness of caregivers to donate a kidney to a patient with end-stage renal disease: Findings from four dialysis providing health facilities in Uganda

Bunori

Izudi

Alege

et al. 2022

PLOS Glob Public Health

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Most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) benefit from a kidney transplant but there is limited information from developing countries like Uganda about the willingness of caregivers for patients with end-stage kidney disease to donate a kidney. In this cross-sectional study, we examined the magnitude and factors associated with the willingness of caregivers to donate a kidney to their patient with ESRD in Kampala, Uganda. The study was conducted at four health facilities that provide kidney dialysis in Kampala, Uganda. We used a structured questionnaire to interview caregivers for patients with ESRD. Caregivers who reported they would consider donating a kidney to a patient with ESRD were considered willing and the rest as unwilling. We summarized data using descriptive statistics and used an adjusted prevalence risk ratio (aPRR) from a generalized linear model to establish factors independently associated with willingness to donate.We enrolled 125 participants with a mean age of 32.3±9.8 years and found 68 (54.4%) participants were willing to donate a kidney for transplant. Willingness to donate a kidney was more likely among older caregivers namely those aged 25–34 years (aPRR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.01–1.31) and ≥35 years (aPRR 1.16; 95% CI, 1.05–1.29) compared to those aged 18–24 years, females compared to males (aPRR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.19–1.42), those with a positive attitude towards organ donation (aPRR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.13–1.36), and when organ kidney donation was permissible by the participant’s religious faith (aPRR, 1.11; 95% CI, 1.01–1.22). Conversely, willingness to donate a kidney was less likely when the family did not approve of kidney donation (aPRR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.71–0.90). We concluded that more than half of caregivers to patients with ESRD are willing to donate a kidney for transplant. To improve the willingness of caregivers to patients with ESRD in donating a kidney, the social, religious, and personal barriers to kidney donation may need to be addressed.

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Willingness of caregivers to donate a kidney to a patient with end-stage renal disease: Findings from four dialysis providing health facilities in Uganda

Bunori

Izudi

Alege

et al. 2022

PLOS Glob Public Health

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“…Nenhuma religião se posicionou formalmente contrária à doação ou ao recebimento de órgãos de doadores vivos ou falecidos para o tratamento com transplantes. No entanto, a literatura indica que o transplante de doadores falecidos pode ser desencorajado por nativos americanos, ciganos, confucionistas, xintoístas e alguns rabinos ortodoxos (OKTEM, et al, 2020;BONGIOVANI, et al, 2020;BOIMA, et.al., 2020). Alguns muçulmanos do sul da Ásia (estudiosos) e muftis (juristas) se opõem à doação a partir de doadores humanos vivos e falecidos.…”

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Aspectos religiosos e filosóficos da doação de órgãos e corpos: Relato de experiência

Sá Júnior,

Vilela,

Cabral

et al. 2024

Contemporary Reflections: Exploring Social Dynamics in the Current Worl

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A legislação define a família como responsável pela doação de órgãos e tecidos humanos, para fins terapêuticos ou de estudo e constitui um grande desafio no Brasil. Objetivos: Analisar e reunir a visão de diversas correntes religiosas e filosóficas sobre a doação, para compreender a possível influência na decisão de doar. Metodologia: Após revisão de literatura, que incluiu trabalhos publicados nos últimos 10 anos, entrevistas com líderes religiosos e representantes das diversas culturas foram realizadas. As entrevistas foram gravadas e disponibilizadas de forma gratuita nas redes sociais. Resultados e Discussão: O levantamento bibliográfico totalizou 92 estudos nas seguintes bases de dados: Lilacs/BIREME/BVS (41), Scielo (26), PubMed (4), Mendeley (21). Participaram das entrevistas representantes das seguintes religiões: católica, evangélica, pentecostal, espírita, umbanda, candomblé, judaica, budista, islâmica, fé bahá'í, e movimento hare krishna; além de um representante do ateísmo. Algumas crenças apresentam uma ressalva à doação sob a justificativa de que o corpo humano pertence à entidade criadora e deve completar o ciclo da vida retornando à terra (inumação). No entanto, os próprios entrevistados relatam que a solidariedade é justificada quando existe a possibilidade de preservar uma vida. A doação representa um ato altruísta relacionado à uma escolha individual. Conclusão: De modo geral, as religiões são favoráveis à doação, tratando-a com uma atitude benevolente e que pode salvar vidas. Tem como efeitos diretos a capacitação dos profissionais da saúde, promovendo a melhoria dos atendimentos da saúde.

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High Acceptability of Donating Hair and Other Biological Samples for Research Among People Living with HIV in an Outpatient Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria

Herbertson

Lahiri²,

Nwogu

et al. 2021

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

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Knowledge and Willingness to Donate Kidneys for Transplantation in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

Willingness of caregivers to donate a kidney to a patient with end-stage renal disease: Findings from four dialysis providing health facilities in Uganda

Willingness of caregivers to donate a kidney to a patient with end-stage renal disease: Findings from four dialysis providing health facilities in Uganda

Aspectos religiosos e filosóficos da doação de órgãos e corpos: Relato de experiência

High Acceptability of Donating Hair and Other Biological Samples for Research Among People Living with HIV in an Outpatient Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria

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