Factors That Hinder Organ Donation: Religio-Cultural or Lack of Information and Trust

Tumin, Makmor Bin; Noh, Abdillah; Jajri, Idris; Chong, Chin-Sieng; Manikam, Rishya; Abdullah, Nawi

doi:10.6002/ect.2012.0194

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“…To achieve the study's objectives, on the light of previous studies on organ donation, 5,12–16 experts in social science and medicine (Makmor Tumin, Li Yoong Tang, and Mei Chan Chong) collaborated to produce a self-administrated questionnaire. The questionnaire was prepared and distributed in English.…”

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Factors Associated With Medical and Nursing Students’ Willingness to Donate Organs

Tumin¹,

Tafran

Tang

et al. 2016

Medicine

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Malaysia suffers from a chronic shortage of human organs for transplantation. Medical and nursing students (MaNS) are future health professionals and thus their attitude toward organ donation is vital for driving national donation rates. This study investigates MaNS’ willingness to donate organs upon death and the factors influencing their willingness. A cross-sectional design was used with a sample of 500 students (264 medical and 236 nursing) at the University of Malaya. A self-administrated questionnaire was used. The responses were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression. Of all respondents, 278 (55.6%) were willing to donate organs upon death, while the remaining 222 (44.4%) were unwilling to donate. Only 44 (8.8%) had donor cards. The multiple logistic regression revealed that the minorities ethnic group was more willing to donate organs than Malay respondents (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.98, P = 0.010). In addition, medical students were more willing to donate than nursing students (aOR = 2.53, P = 0.000). Respondents who have a family member with a donor card were more willing to donate than respondents who do not (aOR = 3.48, P = 0.006). MaNS who believed that their religion permits deceased donation were more willing to donate than their counterparts (aOR = 4.96, P = 0.000). Household income and sex were not significant predictors of MaNS’ willingness to donate organs upon death. MaNS have moderate willingness, but low commitment toward deceased organ donation. Strategies for improving MaNS’ attitude should better educate them on organ donation, targeting the most the Malay and nursing students, and should consider the influence of family attitude and religious permissibility on MaNS’ willingness.

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Factors Associated With Medical and Nursing Students’ Willingness to Donate Organs

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Tafran

Tang

et al. 2016

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“…The official Islamic verdict in Malaysia also allows cross-religion and cross-ethnic organ donation and transplantation (24).Organs can be procured from a cadaver or a brain dead donor; however, in most countries, most organs for transplantation are sourced from brain dead donors owing to viability constraints (29). Earlier studies found that the lack of information on organ donation and transplantation caused the Malaysian public to be unwilling to donate (6,34). Although knowledge on organ donation should not be low among people with higher levels of education, surprisingly, this study shows that the three professional groups investigated in this work -HCPs, RLs, and ACAs -lack adequate knowledge on the basic issues of organ donation and transplantation, with RLs showing the worst level of understanding.…”

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“…Most such studies emphasise the importance of knowledge on organ donation and transplantation in determining willingness to donate organs (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10). On the other hand, many authors have also identified the role of religion in guiding people's viewpoints and attitude toward organ donation (7,, people become more willing to donate when they know that religious leaders (RLs) support organ donation (15).…”

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Brain Death and Organ Donation: A Comparison of Three Influential Groups of Muslim Professionals

Makmor¹,

Khaled³

et al. 2015

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Organ transplantation is a new treatment for end-stage organ failure. However, the total number of transplants performed in Malaysia in 2012 was only 94. Rates of deceased and living donors in Malaysia for 2012 were chronically low (0.55 and 1.87 per million population, respectively). A sample of 350 respondents in mosques, hospitals, and universities in various places in the Klang Valley, Kelantan and Pahang were collected between October and December 2013 to investigate the level of knowledge of health care professionals (HCPs), religious leaders (RLs), and academics (ACAs) and their stand on two issues on brain death. The result on the first issue (procuring organs from brain dead donors for transplantation) revealed that 52.8%, 23.7%, and 23.4% of HCPs, RLs, and ACAs, respectively, were in support of it; 30.2%, 31.8%, and 45.2% were uncertain about it; and 17%, 44.5%, and 31.5% were against it. On the second issue (terminating the life support machine of a brain dead person), 60.4%, 35.7%, and 25% of HCPs, RLs, and ACAs, respectively, were in support of it; 26.4%, 36.4%, and 38.7% were uncertain about it; and 13.2%, 27.7%, and 36.3% were against it. The lack of knowledge on Islam brain death-related issues should be addressed by educational efforts targeting these three groups of professionals. Special emphasis should be paid to educating RLs as they can channel their knowledge and perception to the other groups and to the Muslim public.

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“…Some studies in Malaysia suggest the possibility of religiocultural factor as the main impediment to organ donation in Malaysia (6, 7), while others suggest low organ donation -especially among the post-secondary education groupas the result of the public lack of trust toward the medical system (8). In another study, there was a proposal that non-fungible incentives would positively influence the way people react to organ donation (9 In the survey, 1420 people were approached, out of which 1311 agreed to do the survey, giving a response rate of around 91.5%.…”

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Low Organ Donation Rate in Malaysia: A Survey

Makmor¹,

Abdillah²,

Noriza³

et al. 2014

JUMMEC

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Organ shortage is a major concern in many countries. The objective of this paper was to investigate the factors that contribute to the low quantity of organ donation in Malaysia. The 1311 respondents in this survey came from the three main ethnic groups in Malaysia (Malay, Chinese and Indian). The survey was based on these components: The reason for not pledging to become a donor; the reason of refusing to become a donor; and whether non-fungible incentive would influence decision. The lack of information and trust were the factors that influenced the respondents to remain apathetic to organ donation. The results denote that people are unlikely to become a donor even if non-fungible incentive were provided to them. Thus, it is important for the government bodies to evaluate the programme and strategies of public education in relation to organ donation.

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Factors That Hinder Organ Donation: Religio-Cultural or Lack of Information and Trust

Cited by 30 publications

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Factors Associated With Medical and Nursing Students’ Willingness to Donate Organs

Factors Associated With Medical and Nursing Students’ Willingness to Donate Organs

Brain Death and Organ Donation: A Comparison of Three Influential Groups of Muslim Professionals

Low Organ Donation Rate in Malaysia: A Survey

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