Knowledge, attitudes and practices survey on organ donation among a selected adult population of Pakistan

Saleem, Taimur; Ishaque, Sidra; Habib, Nida; Hussain, Syedda Saadia; Jawed, Areeba; Khan, Aamir Ali; Ahmad, Muhammad; Iftikhar, Mian Omer; Mughal, Hamza Pervez; Jehan, Imtiaz

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“…This deficiency which was observed among general public, students, and health professionals may be due to the lack of information and difficulty in understanding the legal terminologies. As was observed, mass media could be the best choice to convey the message, so that individuals could understand their roles and responsibilities with regards to organ donations [1,2,[10][11][12].…”

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“…It has been legalized in India, under the "Transplantation of Organ Act, 1994". Globally, the prevalence of knowledge on organ donation was found to range from 60% to 85%, on using different knowledge variables [2]. Medical students have different opinions which are governed by socio cultural factors such as traditional customs, the practice of preservation of intact body after death, uneasiness in discussing death related issues and family objections.…”

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Impact of an Educational Intervention on Increasing the Knowledge and Changing the Attitude and Beliefs towards Organ Donation among Medical Students

Ramadurg

Gupta

2014

JCDR

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Introduction: Organ transplantation saves thousands of lives worldwide. Organ transplantation is a boon to the medical profession, as it helps in saving the lives of many diseased people. Globally, the prevalence of knowledge on organ donation was found to range from 60% to 85%, on using different knowledge variables. Knowledge, attitude and actions are interrelated and previous studies have shown that culture and religion were important external influences which affected the decision making process. So, students require further information on the organ donation process and they need opportunities to examine their own beliefs and attitudes, which can be addressed through educational interventions.Objective: Purpose of the study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude and belief on/towards organ donation and the impact of an educational intervention on them. Metho ds:An educational interventional study with pre structured questions being administered to study subjects.

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Impact of an Educational Intervention on Increasing the Knowledge and Changing the Attitude and Beliefs towards Organ Donation among Medical Students

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Gupta

2014

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“…Similar to the findings of our study, Sucharita et al, Saleem et al, Khan et al and Alghanim have found media (Television) as the major source of information among study participants. 6,9,19,20 Regarding attitude of study participants towards organ donation in our study, 76% of the participants responded that they would donate their organs if needed and 66% even agreed to donate organs from their family members after brainstem death. Similar findings regarding favorable attitude of participants towards organ donation were reported across the globe in various studies by Sucharita et al, Marques-Lespier et al, Satish et al, Alsaied et al, Alghanim and Ahlawat et al 6,12,15,16,20,21 These observations were different from the study done in Nigeria by Odusanya where only 30% were willing for organ donation.…”

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“…8 Taimur et al stated that doctors can be used as efficient sources of information, to generate a favorable attitude towards organ donation amongst the population. 9 Medical students being the future doctors of the country, they should have a positive attitude and high level of knowledge which can create a positive environment and promote organ donation. Hence, this study was undertaken to assess their knowledge and attitudes regarding organ donation which will help to identify the gaps and provide training on organ donation.…”

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Knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation and transplantation among undergraduate medical students in North coastal Andhra Pradesh

Ganta

Pamarthi

Prasad

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Organ transplantation is one of the greatest scientific advances and remains one of the most challenging and complex field of modern medicine. In the USA and UK, the organ donation rate is 26 and 14 per million, whereas in India, it is only 0.34 per million population. Healthcare professionals act as the critical link in the organ procurement process because they are the first individuals to establish relationship with the potential donors' family.Methods: An institution based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among first year undergraduate medical students during November 2017. Convenient sampling method was used to obtain the sample size. Out of 150 students in first year, 136 students fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were studied.Results: Out of 136 students who participated in the study, 58 (42.6%) were boys and 78 (57.4%) were girls. All the 136 (100%) students had heard about organ donation, but only 24 (17.6%) of them were aware of organ donation associations. Very few students (5, 3.6%) know about any law related to organ donation in India. Mass media like TV, Internet and Newspapers have played a major role in imparting awareness regarding organ donation among students besides relatives and friends. Majority of the students i.e. 104 (76.4%) were ready to donate their organs if need comes and two third of them accepted that they would allow organ donation from a member of their family after Brainstem death.Conclusions: There is a positive attitude of medical students towards organ donation but there is lack of sufficient knowledge on the topic. Improving their knowledge by including organ donation topic in medical curriculum can help to reduce this gap.

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“…Higher education, younger age and factors associated with political affiliation determined respondents' willingness to donate organs, and consent was given to donors' relatives (Saleem et al, 2009). …”

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Organ Donation by Sociodemographic Characteristics in Malaysia

Riyanti¹,

Hatta²,

Norhafizah³

et al. 2014

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Willingness to pledge as an organ donor after death in Malaysia increased from 26 donors to 39 donors in 2009 compared with the previous year. However, this is still a relatively low number, translating to a donation rate of 1.38 per one million people. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of receiving information about organ donation, willingness to donate, refusal factors for organ donation and reasons for refusal. We used data from organ donation module from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2006, a nationwide cross-sectional study by the Institute for Public Health. Data were analyzed using SPSS ver. 19 and Stata Ver. 11 for descriptive and inferential statistics. They were 34,208 respondents in this study. About 69.6% (95%CI: 68.65-70.15 respondents who ever received information on organ donation and the proportion of those who pledged as organ donors was 1.5% (95%CI: 1.40-1.70). Pledge for organ donor was less likely among Malays (aOR=3.45, p<0.001), those with no formal education (aOR=3.93, p=0.001) and those with monthly incomes less than RM1000 (aOR=1.87, p=0.001). Main reasons for not pledging were fear (39.4%), against their religion (10.5%) and uncertainty because of religion (10.9%). Study revealed receiving information alone won't encourage organ donation. Therefore, awareness and in-depth knowledge is necessity to create positive perception on pledging for organ donation.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices survey on organ donation among a selected adult population of Pakistan

Abstract: Background: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding organ donation in a selected adult population in Pakistan.

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Impact of an Educational Intervention on Increasing the Knowledge and Changing the Attitude and Beliefs towards Organ Donation among Medical Students

Impact of an Educational Intervention on Increasing the Knowledge and Changing the Attitude and Beliefs towards Organ Donation among Medical Students

Knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation and transplantation among undergraduate medical students in North coastal Andhra Pradesh

Organ Donation by Sociodemographic Characteristics in Malaysia

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