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Objectives: To assess the knowledge and attitude of staff nurses regarding organ donation in a selected hospital of New Delhi. Methods: A quantitative approach using descriptive survey design was carried out on 60 staff nurses selected by convenient sampling. Data was collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire and an attitude scale. Results: Majority (90%) of the sample subjects have inadequate knowledge and only 10% have adequate knowledge. Majority (78.33%) of the sample have favorable attitude whereas 21.66% shows unfavorable attitude towards organ donation. Conclusion: The study reflects on the increased need for improvement in knowledge as well as attitude towards organ donation among staff nurses.
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021
Background: Organ transplantation is one such field of modern medical sciences which has progressed over the years and has given hope for those suffering with end stage organ diseases. There are lot of advancement in technology to preserve and transplant of organs but with this technological advancement also there are still gaps in awareness regarding the subjects. To find the gaps this study was carried out in medical college students. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in medical college of Pune. 400 students were included in study with keeping 50% of prevalence about awareness in mind. Tool of data collection was a pre-structured questionnaire. Frequency, percentage, and chi square test Chi-square test for linear trend and was used to find association Results: The 308 (77%) MBBS students and 92 (23%). Nursing students of all batches were included in the study. The 49.3% were aware about brain death, 68% students had fair knowledge and 10% had good knowledge about organ donation issues. The 82% students were positive, 94.5% students opined positively on policy on promotion of organ donation. The 52% students were ready to donate to anyone, while 30% students preferred to donate their organs to family members, 16% were ready to donate to their friends. Conclusions: Encouraging level of knowledge regarding organ donation, its legislative implications were present in medical and nursing students which was brought in this study.
Innovative Publication, 2016
Organ and tissue transplantation has become an integral part of health care in every nation. Hence it becomes important to know knowledge, attitude & belief of patients who visit the hospitals. Methodology: A cross sectional descriptive study was designed & a questionnaire survey was conducted among patients visiting the college. Results: The overall knowledge among study participants was 27.84%. And there was no statistical difference between the genders & graduation. Conclusion: The results of the study revealed the urgent need for addressing this knowledge gap by conducting awareness sessions in medical schools and also engage them in discussions during mass campaigns.
Assessment of knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation
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Introduction: Fast advancing medical technology has made organ donation and transplantation possible. With an alarming increase in non-communicable diseases, organ transplantation is undoubtedly a boon to humanity, which is possible only with organ donation. There is always an ever-increasing demand for organs globally. Adolescents who possess adequate knowledge and attitude on organ donation are more likely to discuss with their families about the willingness to donate their organs. The study was undertaken to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation among college students. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge on organ donation, to assess the attitude regarding organ donation, to correlate the knowledge and attitude on organ donation, and to associate the knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation with selected demographic variables. Materials and methods: The study was a descriptive one, conducted among 250 college students. D...
Transplantation Proceedings, 2016
Background. The increasing gap between organ supply and demand remains a worldwide problem and can be attributed to several reasons. Because health care workers play an important role in management of brain dead patients, we performed a survey to evaluate the attitude and knowledge of personnel in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences hospitals toward organ donation. Materials and Methods. This cross-sectional study was included personnel from 8 university affiliated ICUs in Northwest of Iran from May to July 2014. The questionnaire included parts of demographic data and socioeconomic situations as well as status of knowledge and attitude of personnel regarding organ donation. Results. Gender, age, marital status, and type of department in which personnel work did not affect attitude toward organ donation. The most common reasons for disagreement for organ donation were religious considerations, fear of surgery, and body mutilation. Nurses have a better acceptance rate than assistants and nonmedical personnel. Conclusions. Increasing the knowledge of health care workers in ICUs has strong impact on transplantation rate. The most important thing that should be clarified for this group is the concept of brain death to achieve a multidisciplinary team that believes in organ donation and transplantation.
Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation among Medical Students
BANTAO Journal, 2016
Introduction. All over the world people on organ transplant waiting lists die due to shortage of donor organs. The success of organ donation program needs education of the population regarding organ donation for which healthcare professionals are most suitable. The present study was taken up to assess the knowledge and attitude of 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd year medical students about organ donation. Methods. A specially designed self-administered questionnaire was distributed amongst all willing 1st, 2nd and 3 rd year medical students at our Medical College and later analyzed statistically. Results. A total of 157, 145 and 92 students from each year of medical education respectively gave their consent for participation in the study. Awareness regarding organ donation was found to be 98.7-100%, 69.4% claimed television as their source of information regarding organ donation and 46.7% stated that it is possible for patient to recover from brain death. The awareness regarding eye, liver, heart and kidney donations was found to be 92.4%, 87%, 87% and 97.8%, respectively. 87% of medical students were aware of need for legal supervision, and awareness regarding the existing laws was found to be 57.6%. Conclusion. Medical students had a high level of awareness and a positive attitude towards organ donation. However, knowledge regarding "brain-death", organs and tissues donated, legislation and ethical issues was poor. A teaching intervention designed to specifically address these issues could help increase the confidence of the health-care professionals and may result finally in increased organ procurement rates.
A Study on the Awareness and Attitudes Towards Organ Donation in a Tertiary Care Hospital
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, 2023
Shortage of organs available for organ transplantation is a major problem worldwide. The organ donation rate for cadaver currently in India is 0.08 per million, while Spain tops the list with 35 per million, evidently the need for the transplants is higher than the availability. Majority of organ failure patients die while on the waiting list due to lack of timely availability of organs. Prerequisites for the success of transplantation program include awareness and positive attitudes of individuals in the society. This cross-sectional study was undertaken with the aim to access the awareness on organ donation as well as their attitudes and willingness towards becoming a donor is the future. Analyzing the level of awareness and their attitude towards organ donation can help organizations as well as the government to take corrective action in the form of educational programs to bridge the gap successfully. The data was collected via questionnaires; these 13 questions were divided into 3 sections, demographic section, awareness section and attitudes section. As per the data collected from 114 participants 58.8% participants were males and 41% were females while majority were above the age group of 45 years. Holding an undergraduate degree or being uneducated. While majority of the participants 75.6% are aware of the term organ donation and are also aware of organs that can and cannot be donated. A huge number of participants 92% are unaware of the procedure to register as a donor. The highest reason of refusal to be organ donors was found to be religious belief (43%) and family disapproval (33.3%). These reasons for refusal were observed in other studies as well. Thus, while majority of the participants are highly aware of the term "organ donation", their attitude and willingness towards becoming an organ donor is found to be negative.
Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation among Nursing Students
Organ transplantation is enabling to enhance the quality of life of patients with end-stage organ failure. "A study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation among nursing students in selected nursing institutes of Mangalore." The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge and attitude of nursing students regarding organ donation in selected nursing Institutes of Mangalore. The objectives of the study were to: i.determine the knowledge regarding organ donation among nursing students, ii.find out the attitude towards organ donation, iii.find the relationship between knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation among nursing students, iv find an association between knowledge of nursing students regarding organ donation and demographic factors, v.find an association between attitude of nursing students regarding organ donation and demographic factors. The researcher used a quantitative approach and non experimental descriptive design.The major findings of the study were: majority of the nursing students i.e. 46% (n=100) belong to 21-22 years of age, 81% were females, 50% of students were studying third year and 50% studying fourth year B.Sc.
Knowledge and Attitude Towards Organ Donation Among Medical Students
Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2021
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.