Attitudes Toward Organ Donation: A Survey on Iranian Teachers

Khoddami-Vishteh, Hamid-Reza; Ghorbani, Fariba; Ghasemi, Ali; Shafaghi, Shadi; Najafizadeh, K.

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.01.052

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“…Useful information obtained from medical experts regarding organ donation, as well as responses from religious communities and local religious leaders, together with testimonies from people who had been personally involved in both the donation and receipt of organs and tissues, can lead to increased interest in and influence on organ donation (11, 12). Therefore, it is essential to learn about the attitude of social groups that might have a strong influence on public opinion, such as health-care professionals and school staff (13-15). The information and knowledge that all school staff can provide to school students is fundamental to them developing a favorable attitude to this matter in the future (16, 17).…”

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The Influence of Information and Religion on Organ Donation, as Seen by School Teachers in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šadić¹,

Sadic²,

Krupic³

et al. 2016

Mater Sociomed

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Introduction:Transplantation of organs is the treatment of choice for severe organ failure worldwide.Aim:The aims of the present study were to determine the influence of religion on attitudes towards organ donation among staff at schools in Tuzla.Material and Methods:In the Tuzla region there are 42 schools and 1580 school staff. A total of 21 schools were selected randomly, which were stratified by geographical location. 499 employees were invited to participate in the study, and 475 agreed to participate. According to the definition of their attitude towards religion the subjects were divided into three groups: non-religious, only religious and practical believers.Results:None of the subjects possesses a donor card. To the question whether the subjects support the idea of organ transplantation, most replied that they support the idea of donating organs both during life and after death. Regarding this question there is a significant difference between the groups (p = 0.0063). To the question whether they are prepared to donate an organ of a deceased family member, most replied that they would consent to donating an organ, whilst a significant number also replied that they were not sure. The results show that there is no significant difference between the replies given by the groups (p = 0.7694). To the question regarding to whom they were prepared to donate an organ, most said they were prepared to donate one to a member of their family, then to a close relative, whilst the least would donate to a stranger. The results show that there is a significant difference between the groups (p = 0.0002).Conclusion:In order to reduce the wide disparity between the need and organ donation amongst other things a more active relationship is necessary between health workers, religious officials and school staff.

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The Influence of Information and Religion on Organ Donation, as Seen by School Teachers in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šadić¹,

Sadic²,

Krupic³

et al. 2016

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“…However, there are not many studies conducted with science teachers in the literature. In the literature, few studies have been found assessing the attitude of secondary school teachers (Febrero et al, 2014;Lopez-Navidad et al, 1999;Rios et al, 2010) and both primary and secondary teachers (Khoddami-Vishteh, Ghorbani, Ghasemi, Shafaghi, & Najafizadeh, 2011;Mohammadpour, Mohammadpour, Ajam-Zibad, & Najafi, 2018) toward organ donation. In addition, only one study has been investigated knowledge of the brain-death concept among secondary school teachers (Rios et al, 2012).…”

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“…In Lopez-Navidad et al (1999), research have reported on this matter, and only 20 teachers were interviewed, all of whom were sensitive to the issue of OTD, demonstrating a good knowledge of the general concepts related to OTD. Khoddami-Vishteh et al, (2011), in their study with 93 secondary school teachers in Iran, 70% of teachers have the opinion that they have a view to donate their organs. Rios et al, (2012) showed that a third of secondary school education teaching staff did not know or understand the concept of brain death as the death of an individual.…”

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Evaluation of Pre-service Science Teachers’ Argumentation Skills, Knowledge Levels and Attitudes Regarding Organ Transplantation and Donation

Kahraman¹

2019

EUROPEAN J ED RES

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate pre-service science teachers' argumentation skills, attitudes and knowledge levels regarding organ transplantation and donation (OTD). Teachers play a fundamental role in providing information to children/adolescents and could influence their attitudes. Organ transplantation is a life-saving hope for many people, but shortage of organs for transplantation is a universal problem. Having a positive attitude and true knowledge are essential for teachers that affect students' future attitude toward this topic. The research method was descriptive and cross-sectional. The sample of research was 472 pre-service science teachers, who were sampled by using convenient sampling method and are students of Science Education Department at four different public universities. Data collection instruments were developed by researchers as valid and reliable questionnaire in order to determine the attitudes, knowledge levels and argumentation skills of pre-service teachers regarding OTD. Results observed that the pre-service science teachers' argumentation skills in a socio-scientific subject such as OTD were at a very low level, their attitudes were at a moderate level, and their knowledge level was above the average. Results of the study have shown that graduated high school type and grade level have played important roles in the positive attitudes, high argumentation skills and high knowledge level about organ donation. No significant difference was found in the attitudes and knowledge level of pre-service science teachers toward OTD in terms of gender. The gender only affected the ability of argumentation.

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“…Teachers, together with the family, the media, and social networks, are the biggest sources of information currently available to adolescents (Febrero et al 2014).Their role in teaching students and creating positive or negative viewpoints about various subjects is obvious. Their knowledge about issues is a key factor to transfer knowledge to next generation (Khoddami-Vishteh, Ghorbani, Ghasemi, Shafaghi, & Najafizadeh, 2011). Hence, it is essential to identify knowledge levels and attitudes of the teachers, who have a great influence on the next generation of public.…”

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The Investigation of Preservice Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs, Knowledge Levels and Attitudes regarding Organ Transplantation and Donation

Gürkan

Kahraman

2020

Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health

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In this study, preservice teachers' epistemological beliefs and attitude/knowledge level regarding organ transplantation and donation (OTD) are investigated according to such demographical variables as gender, department and grade level. Teachers play a fundamental role in providing information to children/adolescents and could influence their attitudes. Organ transplantation is a life-saving hope for many people around the world. But, shortage of organs for transplantation is essentially a universal problem. Having positive attitude and true knowledge to the OTD are essential for teachers that affected students the future attitude toward this topic. The research method was descriptive and crosssectional. The sample of research was 589 preservice teachers (preschool, classroom and science teachers) in a public university in Turkey's East. Data collection instruments were developed by researchers as valid and reliable questionnaire in order to determine the attitudes and knowledge levels of preservice teachers regarding OTD. In addition, epistemological beliefs scale which adapted to Turkish by Deryakulu and Buyukozturk (2002) was used. The results indicated the high level of knowledge and positive attitudes regarding the OTD and developed epistemological beliefs. In addition, the results of correlation matrix for relationship between attitude/knowledge and epistemological beliefs presents that developed epistemological belief has a positive effect on attitude and knowledge levels. Also, the results showed that there is a low positive relationship between attitude and knowledge level.

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Attitudes Toward Organ Donation: A Survey on Iranian Teachers

Cited by 18 publications

References 8 publications

The Influence of Information and Religion on Organ Donation, as Seen by School Teachers in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Influence of Information and Religion on Organ Donation, as Seen by School Teachers in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Evaluation of Pre-service Science Teachers’ Argumentation Skills, Knowledge Levels and Attitudes Regarding Organ Transplantation and Donation

The Investigation of Preservice Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs, Knowledge Levels and Attitudes regarding Organ Transplantation and Donation

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