Attitude Toward Organ Donation and Transplantation in Veterinary Students: A Multicenter and Stratified Study in Spain |
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| Authors: | L. Martínez-Alarcón A. Ríos G. Ramis J. Gómez-Laguna X. Moll V. Falceto F. San Román-Acaso F. San Román-Llorens J.J. Quereda J.M. Herrero-Medrano L. Mendonça J.L. Martin-Barrasa O.M. Fernández A.I. López-Navas A.M. Hernández A. Muñoz P. Ramírez P. Parrilla |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Servicio de Cirugía, Unidad de Trasplantes, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain;2. Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB), Murcia, Spain;3. International Collaborative Donor Project, Murcia, Spain;4. Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain;5. Departament of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain;6. Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad Veterinaria, Universitat Autonoma Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;g. Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain;h. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain;i. Grupo Fisiopatología de la Reproducción, Departamento Producción y Sanidad Animal, Salud Pública Veterinaria y Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Cardenal Herrera–CEU, Valencia, Spain;j. Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiania, Brazil;k. Experimental Animal Facility, Research Unit, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria, Dr Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain;l. Animal Infectious Diseases and Ictiopatology, University Institute of Animal Health, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Arucas, Spain;m. Animalario Libre de Patógenos Arrixaca–IMIB, Murcia, Spain;n. Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;o. Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain |
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BackgroundVeterinarians often hold decision-making positions in the public health care system and can therefore influence public opinion about organ donation and transplantation (ODT). The aim of this work was to analyze the attitude of Spanish veterinary students toward ODT, because they may influence public opinion in the future, and to determine the factors that condition it.MethodsThis was a sociologic, interdisciplinary, multicenter, observational study in Spain. The study population was students studying for a veterinary degree in Spain (n = 9000), and a sample of 2815 students (confidence of 99% and precision of ±1%) was stratified by geographic area and academic year. A validated questionnaire of attitude toward ODT (PCID-DTO-Ríos) was self-administered and anonymous.ResultsOf the 2815 selected students (2790 plus the 0.9% per type of sample), 2650 completed the questionnaire (response rate, 94.14%): 83% (n = 2207) of the respondents were in favor of donation and 17% against. The following main variables were related to a favorable attitude: being female (odds ratio [OR], 0.752; P = .034); knowing a donor (OR, 1.834; P = .003); having discussed the matter with one's family (OR, 1.587; P = .002); having spoken about the subject in social circles with friends (OR, 1.633; P < .001), and being in favor of donating a deceased family member's organs (OR, 2.403; P < .001).ConclusionsSeventeen percent of Spanish veterinary students were not in favor of ODT. It is important to know the factors that determine their attitude, because this will make it possible to optimize the resources invested in campaigns to promote ODT and to take more specific action. |
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| Keywords: | Address correspondence to Dr Antonio Ríos Zambudio Avenida de la Libertad n° 208 Casillas 30007 Murcia Spain. |
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