Awareness about organ donation in medical and non medical students in Patan city of Gujarat, India

Background: More than 4 lakh Indians require transplantation annually. However, not even 10% get it. Awareness, positive attitude and consent by relatives for organ donation in brain death patient are the prerequisites organ donation. Lack of understanding, religious attitudes along with myths and misconceptions added to the low percentage of organ donation. To bridge this gap we have conducted this research.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 300 students of last 4 semesters after getting permission was obtained from Institutional Ethics Committee and principals/dean of above mentioned colleges. Self-administered questionnaires were allotted to students. Questionnaire contained demographic information and questions regarding the knowledge and attitude toward organ donation. After answering, the answer sheets were collected for evaluation.Results: Satisfactory knowledge was observed regarding consent before OD (58.0%), organ transplantation act (70.6%) and, risk involved in OD (77.7%). However, low level of awareness was found about legalisation of brain death (39.3%), organ donation centre (29.3%) and organ donation card (11.3%) was very low among students. About 3/4th of students (78.3%) were willing to be a donor, and their preferences of the recipient were 49.7% for family members, 31.3% for friend, 24.2% for relative and 43.6% for unknown person.Conclusions: There is gap between knowledge and attitude about OD among youth. Media should take up the initiative of broadcasting of the legislative laws related to process of OD and also information regarding organ donation card, organ donation centre.

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A cross sectional study of patients knowledge and attitude towards the drug-drug interactions in Coimbatore district India

International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research ◽

10.7439/ijasr.v1i2.1797 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 87

Author(s):

Arumugam Madeswaran ◽

Abhijath M ◽

Achsah R. B. ◽

Alka T

Keyword(s):

Drug Interactions ◽

Effective Communication ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Comfort Level ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Demographic Information ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Coimbatore District ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

The current objective of this study was to assess the patients knowledge and attitudes toward the drug-drug interactions, a survey instrument included questions about the patients demographic information, familiarity with drug-drug interactions, usage of other system of medicines and the patients comfort level when discussing drug-drug interactions.76% believed that drugs wont produce any interactions with other drugs. 58% of participants indicated that they were taken both allopathic and other system of medicines without the notification of physician. 64% of the respondents were stated that they were not able to communicate with the physician properly. The result of the current study reveals that the patients not having enough knowledge about drug-drug interactions and further indicates that the communication issue is a major factor for the drug-drug interactions. Hence the remedy suggested for reducing the drug-drug interactions are to enhance the time of counseling, and providing seminars, awareness, and programs regarding the need of effective communication and drug-drug interactions information to the overall population.

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Saudi Nursing and Medical Student’s Knowledge and Attitude toward Organ Donation : A Comparative Cross - Sectional Study

International Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.12816/0048813 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 197-205 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Farrukh Majeed

Keyword(s):

Organ Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

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Do Health Sciences Students Have the Appropriate Knowledge and Attitude to Advance Organ Donation in Ethiopia? Cross-Sectional Study

Transplant Research and Risk Management ◽

10.2147/trrm.s226492 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol Volume 12 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Amare Desalegn Wolide ◽

Kabaye Kumela Goro ◽

Fantu Kerga Dibaba ◽

Serkadis Debalke ◽

Meskerem Seboka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Organ Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Sciences Students ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

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Care Provider’s Knowledge and Attitude Toward Organ Donation in Jimma Town, Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study

Transplantation Proceedings ◽

10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.11.011 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 52 (1) ◽

pp. 32-36

Author(s):

Amare Desalegn Wolide ◽

Kabaye Kumela Goro ◽

Fantu Kerga Dibaba ◽

Serkadis Debalke ◽

Meskerem Seboka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Organ Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Jimma Town

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Attitudes towards organ donation in Syria: a cross-sectional study

BMC Medical Ethics ◽

10.1186/s12910-020-00565-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mario Tarzi ◽

Malke Asaad ◽

Joudi Tarabishi ◽

Obada Zayegh ◽

Rama Hamza ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Brain Death ◽

Organ Donation ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Willingness To Donate ◽

Organ Donations ◽

Deceased Organ Donation

Abstract Background The perception of organ donation and brain death among Syrian population has not been previously explored. The goal of this study is to evaluate the attitude and knowledge of organ donation among Syrians and the willingness of this population to donate their organs. Methods We conducted a survey-based cross-sectional study in four hospitals in Aleppo, Syria in November 2019. Patient demographic, awareness of brain death; and attitude toward organ donation were collected and analyzed. Results A total of 350 individuals were invited to participate in the survey among whom 303 (197 females, 106 males) agreed to participate in the study (87% response rate). The majority of our participants (n = 249, 82%) heard about organ donation with television (n = 166, 55%), social media (n = 77, 25%), and the internet (n = 77, 25%) being the most common sources of information. When assessing knowledge about brain death, only 40% (n = 116) answered 3 or more questions (out of 5) correctly. Fifty-eight percent (n = 176) of respondents agreed with the idea of organ donation and 183 (62%) would like to donate their organs one day. The leading motivation to organ donation was the desire to help (n = 234, 77%), while the most common reason to refuse donation was the refusal to disfigure a dead body by removing an organ (n = 125, 41%). Religious reasons were cited as motivation for organ donation by 43% of participants (n = 130), and a reason for refusing to donate organs by 24% (n = 71). Most respondents (n = 261, 88%) were unaware of the laws and legislations related to organ donation in Syria. When asked if religion and law were encouraging organ donation, 76% of respondents (n = 226) would donate their organs. Although more positive attitude was found in those with better brain death knowledge (score ≥ 3), this did not translate into more willingness to donate organs in this group of participants. Conclusions The promotion of organ donations from deceased donors is a necessity given the rising shortage of organs. The information provided by this study could help policy makers build future strategies to promote deceased organ donation programs and overcome current obstacles preventing such initiatives from achieving their goals.

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Predictors of Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation in Kuwait

IMC Journal of Medical Science ◽

10.3329/imcjms.v10i1.31099 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Batool Y. Bosakhar ◽

Zainab A. Al-Mesailekh ◽

Shareefah A. Al-Farhan ◽

Danah A. Arab ◽

Nour A. Al-Tawheid ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Organ Donation ◽

Educational Level ◽

Female Gender ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Public Knowledge ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire

Background and objectives: In Kuwait, information regarding public knowledge and attitudes towards organ donation are scanty This study aimed to evaluate public knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation and determine factors which predict them.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 630 participants recruited from 27 randomly selected public cooperative societies and private supermarkets in Kuwait. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data.Results: The prevalence rate of knowledge about organ donation was 68%, with a significantly higher rate among females than males (73% vs. 63%, respectively, p = 0.01). A composite score of knowledge was also higher among females than males (8.4 ± 5.8 vs. 6.8 ± 5.8, respectively, p = 0.001). In multivariate analysis, female gender (OR = 1.7; 95% CI =1.2, 2.4) and an educational level of bachelors degree or higher (OR = 2.6, 95% CI = 1.7, 3.9) were significant predictors of the knowledge. Among the barriers, more females than males mentioned about the fear of the operative procedures (p<0.001) and complications after the surgery (p = 0.011). Overall, 73% accepted the idea of organ donation during life, and 67% actually opted for donating their organs during life. However, almost everybody wanted to donate organs to their relatives.Conclusion: The study identified factors predicting knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation. The results will help in planning how to improve the rate of donors in Kuwait.IMC J Med Sci 2016; 10(1): 01-09

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Knowledge and Attitude Towards Organ Donation Among Medical Students

10.53350/pjmhs2115103287 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (10) ◽

pp. 3287-3289

Author(s):

Najma Shoaib ◽

Nida Yousaf ◽

Roman Akram ◽

Asma Inam ◽

Saboohi Saeed

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Organ Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

The Body ◽

Medical Illness ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Key Words Organ Donation

Objective: To analyze the knowledge and attitude among medical students regarding organ donation. Study design: A cross sectional study Placement and Duration: The study was conducted during the period of six months from September 2019 to March 2020 at Azra Naheed Medical College Lahore. Materials and Methods: Sample size was 150 a predesigned close ended questionnaire was used to collect data, out of which 8 incomplete questionnaires were excluded. SPSS version 21 was used to analyze the data. Results: Overall, 130 respondents were aware of the term organ donation out of which 74 wish to donate their organs. The main barriers related to organ donation during life and after death include mainly religious beliefs, fear of surgical procedures, misconception that they cannot donate because of some medical illness, having a cultural belief that the body should be kept intact after death or having a fear that their body will be disfigured after donating an organ. 90.8% respondents believe that there is a need to promote organ donation. Greater load of information come from social media. Conclusion: It can be concluded that there is a need to promote organ donation. Identified barriers should be taken in the account while motivating the population to donate in future. Key words: Organ donation, Attitude, Barriers

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