Survey of Medical Students of Shahed University in Iran About Attitude and Willingness Toward Organ Transplantation

Sanavi, Suzan; Afshar, Reza; Lotfizadeh, Anahita; Davati, Ali

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.01.080

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“…In a study performed with university students in China, two- third of the students stated that they approved organ donation, and half of the participants had also positive views in this regard in another study [15, 16]. In the studies performed with a medical faculty students in Italy and Iran, four- fifth of the students stated that they had positive views about organ donation [20, 21]. In the studies performed in our country, the rates of positive views about organ donation varied between 21.0% and 91.1% [6, 8, 13, 22].…”

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Knowledge levels and attitudes about organ donation and transplantation among university students

Kose

Önsüz

Topuzoğlu

2015

North Clin Istanbul

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OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to determine knowledge levels and attitudes about organ donation and transplantation among university students.METHODS:This descriptive study was performed with third-grade students of medicine, pharmacy, and law at a university. Samples weren’t selected in the study and it was executed with 145 students who had agreed to participate in the study. The data was collected using a questionnaire of 19 questions. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.RESULTS:71.7% of students had positive views about transplantation of their own organs to a suitable recipient, with half of them giving being useful to others as a reason. Among students who had negative views about organ donation, the most important reason given was that it would mean a loss of bodily integrity. 44.1% of participants had positive views about transplantation of their relatives’ organs to another person after death. 51.7% of participants had positive views about transplantation of the organs of a homeless person to another person after death.CONCLUSION:Students had generally positive views about organ donation. However; organ transplantation and donation should be included in the students’ educational programs in order to increase positive attitudes and organ donations, and transform attitudes into behaviors.

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Knowledge levels and attitudes about organ donation and transplantation among university students

Kose

Önsüz

Topuzoğlu

2015

North Clin Istanbul

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“…Also, in practical terms, if a patient has signed up to the organ register the family’s wishes can and often do override the wishes of the deceased [7]. Little quantitative research has been carried out in the UK investigating attitudes towards organ donation, and the quantitative work conducted outside the UK has predominantly surveyed the attitudes of health professionals [8,9], who tend to have favourable attitudes towards organ donation, but which may not be representative of the general population as medical staff have more insight into the subject of organ donation and transplantation.…”

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Attitudes of young adults from the UK towards organ donation and transplantation

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BackgroundThis study examines the attitudes of young British adults towards donating their own organs and those of their family members.MethodsAn opportunity sample of 119 participants (65 female) completed an attitude questionnaire.ResultsMost participants were in favour of donation though substantially fewer had signed up to the organ donation register. A minority of participants was aware of the proposed opt-out system for donation.ConclusionsThe results from this study corroborate and extend previous work in that more participants were prepared to receive an organ than donate one. Knowing someone who had donated an organ was associated with a more positive attitude towards donation. Implications for policy are discussed.

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“…Younger people were more willing to donate their own organs and agree to have organs taken from the deceased relatives. The tendency is similar all over the world, which is proved by the results of a study carried out at the Teheran University among medicine students, where most of the studied population (85%) were willing to donate their organs after death [12]. In a study by Wojciechowski and Szpringr [13], who studied the opinions of young Poles toward transplantology, most respondents would also agree to donate their organs after death (91.1%) as well as organs of a deceased relative (77.3%).…”

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Attitudes of Members of the Baptist Church Toward Organ Transplantation

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Małyszko

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Transplantation Proceedings

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Survey of Medical Students of Shahed University in Iran About Attitude and Willingness Toward Organ Transplantation

Cited by 23 publications

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Knowledge levels and attitudes about organ donation and transplantation among university students

Knowledge levels and attitudes about organ donation and transplantation among university students

Attitudes of young adults from the UK towards organ donation and transplantation

Attitudes of Members of the Baptist Church Toward Organ Transplantation

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