Willingness to Donate Organs and Tissues in Vietnam

Abstract

Nearly two thirds of urban Vietnamese surveyed were willing to donate organs or tissues after death. Their willingness was related to awareness of transplantation, sex, education level, and occupation.

Awareness of body and organ donation amongst first year MBBS students of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna

“…Previous studies have shown that people from younger age group are more motivated towards body and organ donation as compared to geriatric age group. [11][12][13] 15.73% of students were doubtful about body donation after death for they had fear in mind as to what will happen to the body after death. They had a feeling of loss of dignity.…”

Public Awareness and Acceptance of Tissue and Organ Donation

“…In countries with active organ transplant programmes and wide acceptance criteria for transplant recipients, the need for organ grafts exceeds organ supply, even from cadaver donors. The failure of providers to give families of potential organ donors adequate information to make informed choices about organ donation and to meet their emotional needs are frequently cited reasons for non-consent (2,4,5). Many surveys indicate numerous ambiguities regarding the public's acceptance of organ donation and transplantation.…”

“…The study findings reveal that, at the time of request, families are emotionally traumatized and decisions on transplantation may simply be more than they can handle. Dread of mutilation of the body and fear of pre-consent may adversely affect outcomes (3,4,7,8). In literature, a variety of factors were found significantly related to unwillingness to donate such as: religious and spiritual issues, cultural values and attitudes to death, the concept of brain death, separation of physician teams of donor and recipient, not knowing how and/or where to obtain donor cards, fear of burial, fear of bodily mutilation, altruism, lack of understanding of donation and lack of confidence in the professional conduct of the staff (3,(8)(9)(10)(11)(12).…”

“…Khan and Randhawa claim that detailed information related to transplantation has been learned only through the experience of people undergoing transplants within the community, and knowledge has been transmitted through various informal networks, rather than through resources provided by the Department of Health (3). Present efforts to promote organ donation programmes and to increase donation have not been as successful as hoped, and health professionals are looking beyond the conventional for alternatives and exploring the advantages of live-donor transplantation (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). The researchers suggest that before making an organ donation request, healthcare providers must enquire about and address common misunderstandings regarding brain death.…”

“…Those who are involved in organ procurement need to be alerted to the factors that affect the decision to give consent. Nurses, psychologists, and physicians are in a position to increase consent rates for organ donation by effectively addressing the needs of the potential donor family (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12). This study was undertaken in a semi-urban city Eskisehir in Central Anatolia.…”