Survey of Medical Students of Shahed University in Iran About Attitude and Willingness Toward Organ Transplantation |
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| Authors: | S. Sanavi R. Afshar A.R. Lotfizadeh A. Davati |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Surgery, Transplant Unit, University Clinical Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain;2. Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), Murcia, Spain;3. International Collaborative Donor Project, Murcia, Spain;4. Department of Animal Production, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;5. Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas, University of Cordoba, Spain;6. Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain;7. Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands;8. Department of Immunology, University Clinical Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain;9. Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiania, Brazil;10. Department of Psychology, UCAM, San Antonio Catholic University, Murcia, Spain;11. Department of Surgery, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;1. Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland;2. Department of Intensive Therapy, University Clinical Hospital in Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland;3. First Department of Nephrology with Dialysis Unit, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland;4. Second Nephrology Department, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland;1. International Collaborative Donor Project (“Projecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante”), Murcia, Spain;2. Department of Nursing, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;3. Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofia, Murcia, Spain;4. Department of Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;5. Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB—Clinical Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain;6. Regional Transplant Center, Department of Health and Consumer Affairs in the Region of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;7. Department of Psychology, Catholic University San Antonio, UCAM, Murcia, Spain;8. Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland;9. Division of Nursing and Midwifery, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland;10. Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;1. Hospital Universitario Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina;2. Departamento de Ciencias Fisiológicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina;3. Hospital General de Agudos Juan A. Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina;4. Sección cardiología, CEMIC, Buenos Aires, Argentina;1. Anesthesiology Research Team, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;2. Tuberculosis and Lung Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;3. Emergency Medicine Research Team, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;4. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;5. Anesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundTransplantation is a successful procedure that prolongs the lives of people suffering from debilitating diseases. The purpose of this study was to assess medical students' attitude toward organ donation.MethodsThe study population consisted of 262 medical students with a mean age of 22.1 ± 2.5 years who were surveyed using a reliable questionnaire that examined their attitudes and willingness. All data analyses were performed using Chi-square and analysis of variance tests with SPSS.ResultsThe medical students had highly positive attitude toward organ donation (mean score 4.34 ± 0.46) and a great willingness. Participants were more willing to donate their own organs than those of a deceased relative (85% vs 49.2%) to help others more than to develop science (91.2% vs 8.8%). The greatest willingness among students was kidney (84%) donation. There was no correlation between age, gender, education levels, and attitude toward organ donation.ConclusionThese findings necessitate an organized education program of medical students in all aspects of organ and tissue donation. |
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