Knowledge,Attitude, and Behavior Toward Organ Donation and Transplantation Among Medical Students in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Vice Deanship of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;2. Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;3. Biomedical Technology Department, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;4. Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;5. Radiodiagnostic and Imaging Department, King Fahad Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;6. Department of Medical Laboratory, King Fahad Military Medical Complex, Dhahran Saudi Arabia;7. Department of Dental and Oral Health, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;8. Vice Deanship of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;9. Vice Deanship of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;10. Clinical Services, Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;1. School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan;2. Department of Surgery Transplant, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, Michigan;3. Department of Pharmacy, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, Michigan;4. Department of Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, Michigan;1. Recanati-Miller Transplantation Institute, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York;2. Division of Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York;3. Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, New York;1. Department of Nephrology, Mayo Clinic Phoenix, Arizona;2. Research Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, Texas;3. Colorado Center for Transplantation Care, Research and Education (CCTCARE), University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado;1. School of Nursing Science, Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College Israel;2. School of Nursing Sciences, Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College, Jaffa, Israel;1. Department of Medicine, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands;2. Department of Physiotherapy, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands;3. Department of Physical Therapy, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia;4. Vice Deanship of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundOrgan donation is an integral part of medical ethics worldwide, including Saudi Arabia. Although the Saudi community has a positive attitude toward the concept of organ donation and transplantation, several factors prevent people from agreeing to donate organs and tissues. This study aimed to explore and evaluate the knowledge and attitudes medical students in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia have toward organ donation and transplantation.MethodsA cross-sectional study among 722 medical students in the Eastern Province. The questionnaire consisted of 3 parts: sociodemographic questions, organ donation and transplantation knowledge questions, and questions on attitudes toward organ donation and reasons for consenting or refusing to donate.ResultsBoth men and women had positive attitudes toward organ donation. The level of knowledge of organ donation and related procedures did not differ significantly among men (13.07%) and women (13.60%) (P < .027). The motives for donation were the desire to help others (88.8%) (P = .02) and sympathy (59.8%). The main source of information on organ donation for respondents was television, followed by the internet and relatives and/or friends.ConclusionsWhile medical students are generally supportive of organ donation and transplantation, they may lack basic knowledge on organ donation. Due to lack of basic knowledge, they become hesitant to make the decision to donate. It is recommended that additional organ donation modules be included in the student curriculum to increase the knowledge of future health care providers. Most of the participants would not change their attitudes toward organ donation based on the Saudi government initiatives to register for the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation organ donation program. |
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