Journal articles: 'Attitude toward organ donation'

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Xiong, Xiling, Kaisheng Lai, Wenshi Jiang, Xuyong Sun, Jianhui Dong, Ziqin Yao, and Lingnan He. "Understanding public opinion regarding organ donation in China: A social media content analysis." Science Progress 104, no. 2 (April 2021): 003685042110096. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00368504211009665.

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Organ donation provides a life-saving opportunity for patients with organ failure. China, like most countries, is faced with organ shortages. Understanding public opinion regarding organ donation in China is critical to ensure an increased donation rate. Our study explored public concerns and attitudes toward organ donation, factors involved, and how the public pays attention to organ donation. Sixteen million users’ public information (i.e. gender, age, and geographic information) and posts from January 2017 to December 2017 were collected from Weibo, a social media platform. Of these, 1755 posts related to organ donation were included in the analysis. We categorized the posts and coded the users’ attitudes toward organ donation and the associations between the demographics. The most popular posts mentioning organ donation were “publicly expressing the willingness to donate organs.” Furthermore, 87.62% of posts exhibited a positive attitude toward organ donation, whereas only 7.44% exhibited a negative attitude. Most positive posts were “saluting the organ donors,” and most negative posts involved “fear of the family’s passive medical decision.” There was no significant gender difference in the users’ attitudes, but older people generally had a more negative attitude. Users with negative attitudes mainly distrust the medical system and are worried that the donated organs may be used in improper trading. Social media may be an important channel for promoting organ donation activities, and it is important to popularize scientific knowledge related to organ donation in order to eliminate the public’s misunderstanding of organ donation and transplantation.

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Kachappillil, Anu Jacob. "Attitude of General Population towards Organ Donation in a Rural Community of Ernakulam District." International Journal of Healthcare Education & Medical Informatics 07, no. 01 (October 7, 2020): 16–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.24321/2455.9199.202003.

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Background: Organ donation is defined as an act of giving one or more organs, without compensation, for transplantation to another person. For many of the end stage organ diseases, organ transplantation is the most preferred treatment. The need for organ transplantation is higher than the availability. For the transplantation program to be successful awareness regarding organ donation is needed and people must have a positive attitude towards donating organs. The present study was undertaken to assess the attitude of general population towards organ donation residing in a rural community of Ernakulam District. Materials and methods: A descriptive analytical survey was conducted to assess the attitude of general population towards organ donation. A 5 point likert scale was used to assess the attitude towards organ donation. 100 subjects were selected using convenient sampling technique. The collected data was analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The results of the study revealed that among 100 subjects, 81% of general population were having positive attitude, 19% were having neutral attitude and none of the subjects were having negative attitude towards organ donation. Even though majority of subjects were having positive attitude towards organ donation only 34% subjects were willing for organ donation. There was a significant association between the attitude of general population towards organ donation with demographic variables like religion and history of organ transplantation among family members/ relatives/ friends at P<0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: The study revealed that majority of the participants were having positive attitude towards organ donation.

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EBEYE, Abimbola Oladuni, Chukwuedu OJEBOR, and Ade ALABI. "PERCEPTION OF ORGAN AND CORPSE DONATION AMONG STUDENTS OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES." International Journal of Forensic Medical Investigation 2, no. 1 (March 31, 2016): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.21816/ijfmi.v2i1.10.

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In this era of great health challenges, organ donation may be the only intervention to failing and failed organs. Organ donation is willingly accepting to donate an organ or part of an organ to someone with a failing organ or failed organ. There are very few voluntary donations. Cadavers a major tool in the study of anatomy is gotten through unclaimed bodies, corpse from condemned criminals and donation of corpse for teaching and research. This cross sectional survey includes 707 students, 390 dissecting students and 317 non dissecting students from the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Delta State University Abraka. Structured questionnaires were administered to the student and date analysed. This was done to know the perception of student to organ and corpse donation and to assess if dissection affects the willingness to donate one’s organ or corpse for research. Result generally showed a negative attitude to organ and corpse donation. Only 5.9% considered donating their organs and 4.1% considered donating their corpse for research. The poor attitude towards organ and body donation may be attributed to people not wanting their body to be disrespected (30%), fear of the effect of donation (23%), religious beliefs (10%), and traditional beliefs (6%). Surprisingly lack of awareness to donation of organs and corpse accounted for a few percentages.

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Sherman, Nancy C., Robert J. Smith, Martin F. Sherman, and Patti Rickert-Wilbur. "Disgust Sensitivity and Attitudes toward Organ Donation among African-American College Students." Psychological Reports 89, no. 1 (August 2001): 11–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.2001.89.1.11.

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241 African-American college students (94 men and 147 women, mean age = 20.3 ± 3.4 yr.) completed the 1994 Disgust Scale of Haidt, McCauley, and Rozin and a modified form of Parisi-Rizzo's 1987 Attitudes Toward Organ Donation Scale (negative subscale only) as well as a behavioral measure of intention to donate organs after death. Analyses indicated that the higher the disgust sensitivity, the more negative the attitude toward organ donation and the less likely the student was to indicate intent to donate organs. It was further shown that negative attitudes toward organ donation mediated the relationship between disgust sensitivity and the behavioral intention measure. Results highlight the complexity of the issues surrounding organ donation within an African-American population and provide additional empirical evidence for the development of a theoretical model to explain the organ donation phenomenon.

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Giri, Purushottam A., Yuvaraj B. Y., Motiram G. Kamble, and Amarnath B. Solepure. "Organ donation and transplantation: knowledge and attitude amongst Indian undergraduate medical students." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 11 (October 25, 2017): 4303. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174848.

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Background: Organ donation not only saves the lives of dying people but also improves the quality of life of many patients. A huge demand supply gap exists between patients requiring transplantation and organ donors. Organ transplantation has become the only hope for some patients with damaged or failing organs to extend their life. This study was carried out to assess the knowledge and attitude towards organ donation and transplantation amongst the undergraduate medical students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out amongst 98 undergraduate students of IIMSR Medical College, Badnapur, Jalna during the period of January to August 2016. Knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation were assessed using a pre-designed, pre-tested and validated questionnaire. Results were analyzed in the form of percentage and proportions whenever necessary.Results: In present study, only 35.71% students knew the definition of organ donation, whereas 46.94% and 51.02% students knew that what organs can be donated and who could be an organ donar respectively. Majority 71.43% students believed that who should make decision about organ donation in case of unclaimed dead body. Majority 82.65% students reported that live organ donation is better than cadaveric organ donation in solving shortage, 67.34% thought that donating one’s organ adds meaning to one’s life.Conclusions: Undergraduate students have inadequate knowledge, but have positive attitudes towards organ donation. There is a need to increase knowledge regarding organ donation among this essential group.

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McCoy, LK, and SK Bell. "Organ donation and the rural critical care nurse." American Journal of Critical Care 3, no. 6 (November 1, 1994): 473–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/ajcc1994.3.6.473.

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BACKGROUND. Less than 20% of people who meet the criteria for organ donors are estimated to donate organs. OBJECTIVE. To examine the knowledge and attitudes of rural critical care nurses regarding organ donation. METHODS. Forty-six critical care nurses from a southwestern medical center provided data for this study. Self-reported knowledge and attitudes were measured using the Organ Donor Attitude Questionnaire and compared with respondents' demographic characteristics. RESULTS. Knowledge scores were found to be average (74% correct). Attitude scores reflected a strongly positive attitude toward organ donation. Increased knowledge of organ donation was not found to be related to a positive attitude. However, both attitude and knowledge were found to be positively correlated with previous experience in caring for either organ donors or recipients. Results were compared with data collected in an urban setting and found to be similar. CONCLUSIONS. Results of this study indicate that exposure to patients affected by organ procurement increased knowledge and improved attitudes of the nurses who provided care. Increased knowledge and positive attitude are important when providing support to families and caring for potential donors. These factors could increase the supply of donors for transplants, which is a goal of the organ procurement process.

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Hessing, Dick J., and Henk Elffers. "Attitude toward Death, Fear of Being Declared Dead Too Soon, and Donation of Organs after Death." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 17, no. 2 (October 1987): 115–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/5nb6-djdw-b68g-6t56.

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Although death anxieties seem to play a decisive role in the degree of willingness to donate organs for transplantation after death, the results of most studies have not been able to explain satisfactorily the discrepancy between attitude(s) and behavior in the matter of organ donation. Following up on prior research, this article describes a study based on Weyant's cost-benefit model for altruistic behavior. Two death anxieties (the attitude toward death and the fear of being declared dead too soon) are introduced separately to explain organ donation behavior. The results show that these two almost unrelated death anxieties improve the explanatory force of the attitude-behavior relationship with respect to organ donation.

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Harrison, Tyler R., Susan E. Morgan, and Mark J. Di Corcia. "Effects of Information, Education, and Communication Training about Organ Donation for Gatekeepers: Clerks at the Department of Motor Vehicles and Organ Donor Registries." Progress in Transplantation 18, no. 4 (December 2008): 301–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/152692480801800414.

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Context Clerks at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) serve as gatekeepers in the quest to fill organ donor registries. Most people who join organ donor registries do so through their local driver's license bureau. Objective To improve knowledge, attitudes, and behavior toward organ donation among DMV clerks, and to improve strategies for communicating with the public about organ donation, resulting in more people joining DMV-based organ donor registries. Setting DMV offices in 8 counties in a southern state. Participants A general survey of 1504 participants in 8 counties was conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors toward organ donation. All 76 DMV clerks in those counties participated in surveys before and after a training intervention. Interventions DMV clerks received a 1-hour training intervention focused on the nature of the new organ donor registry, information about organ donation, and communication strategies for interacting with the public. Main Outcome Measures Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and behavioral intentions toward organ donation were measured for the general public survey and for DMV clerks. Results Clerks were more knowledgeable about brain death and religious stances on organ donation than the general public, but otherwise both groups shared similar knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and behavioral intentions toward organ donation. Overall the general public and clerks had favorable attitudes toward organ donation but low to moderate knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors and behavioral intentions. Training significantly increased DMV clerks' knowledge, attitude, beliefs, and behavioral intention toward donation. Organ donor registration rates were a mean of 14% higher in counties where clerks were trained than in control counties and were 9% higher than statewide. Conclusions Training DMV clerks is an effective way to increase knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs for gatekeepers of organ donor registries and may increase donor registration rates among the public.

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Bharambe, Vaishaly K., Hetal Rathod, and Kalpana Angadi. "Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation among Medical Students." BANTAO Journal 14, no. 1 (June 27, 2016): 34–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bj-2016-0008.

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AbstractIntroduction. 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 1st, 2ndand 3rdyear medical students about organ donation. Methods. A specially designed self-administered questionnaire was distributed amongst all willing 1st, 2nd and 3rdyear 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.

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Gürkan, Gülşah, and Sibel Kahraman. "DEVELOPMENT OF AN ATTITUDE SCALE TO MEASURE ATTITUDES TOWARDS ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION AND DONATION OF PRESERVICE TEACHERS." Journal of Baltic Science Education 17, no. 6 (December 10, 2018): 1005–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/jbse/18.17.1005.

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Today, there is a great discrepancy between the number of recipient patients on waiting lists for an organ transplant and the number of donated organs. Negative attitudes toward organ donation are important factors in the lack of donors. Education is an important tool to change attitudes, so it is important to determine the attitudes of teachers and pre-service teachers. The aim of this research was to develop a reliable and valid scale to evaluate pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards organ transplantation and donation (OTD). The attitude scale development process was conducted on three different pre-service teachers’ groups for the purposes of performing the exploratory factor analysis (n=208), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) (n=480) and test-retest correlation (n=62) of the scale. It was established that the scale had two factor structure consisting of a total of 20 items. It was determined that the two factors determined explain 61.749% of the total variance. The CFA values confirmed the two-factor model with acceptable goodness of fit indices. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient for the total scale was calculated as .900. Test-retest reliability was calculated as .951. Finally, the results demostrated that this scale is able to measure pre-service teachers’ attitudes related to OTD use reliably. Keywords: attitude scale development, organ transplantation, organ donation, pre-service teachers.

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Makhlouf, Nahed A., Shaimaa Arafat Abdel-Monem, Ahlam Mohamed Farghaly, and Ahmed Helmy. "Attitude of Upper Egypt Health-Care Professionals Toward Living Liver Donation and Transplantation." Progress in Transplantation 28, no. 3 (June 19, 2018): 256–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1526924818781565.

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Background: In Egypt, there is no legislation for deceased donor transplant; therefore, programs provide living donation only. One possible barrier against living liver donation may be the attitude of the health-care professional. This study aimed to (1) assess the level of knowledge and attitude toward liver donation and transplantation among health-care professional in an University Hospital in Upper Egypt and (2) analyze the variables that affect such an attitude. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey study with 300 health-care professionals. Results: The mean (standard deviation) age was 27.4 (5.3) years. Two hundred (66.7%) were females, and 257 (85.7%) were Muslims. A total of 222 (74%) were residents in University Hospitals. Of the sample, 104 (34.7%) would donate a living liver part, 122 (40.7%) discussed the matter of organ donation and transplantation with their family, and 134 (44.7%) did not discuss this issue with their family. About 40% knew the attitude of their religion toward organ donation. Most (94.7%) health professionals were <40 years and did not know the attitude of their religion toward this issue. Single persons had more correct information regarding living organ donation and transplantation. More Muslims know the attitude of their religion toward living organ donation and transplantation. Conclusions: Independent predictors of accepting living liver donation are being younger, knowledge of religion attitude, and media coverage satisfaction ( P = 0.006, odd ratio [OR] = 0.2; P = 0.000, OR = 0.39; and P = 0.016; OR = 0.38).

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Wong, Shui Hung, and Amy Yin Man Chow. "An Exploratory Study on University Students’ Perceptions of Posthumous Organ Donation Base on the Theory of Reasoned Action." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 75, no. 3 (February 23, 2016): 284–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030222816633241.

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In view of the general support for organ donation but low registration rate in Hong Kong, the present research attempted to understand the attitude-behavior inconsistency by identifying the underlying beliefs for organ donation through employing the theory of reasoned action. A qualitative approach using semi-structured focus groups was adopted and 19 students from three universities in Hong Kong participated; 10 constructs were identified: attitude, subjective norm, helping, continuation, contribution, body intact, distrust to the medical system, indifference to organ donation, negative affect, and family burden. Findings suggested that their attitudes toward organ donation were of both the cognitive and affective nature; subjective norm of family, friends, and people they respect were identified as influential to students’ views on organ donation. The study provided insight in promoting organ donation, that the cognitive concerns about keeping the body intact, and the negative affects introduced should also be addressed.

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Ashraf, Omer, Saad Ali, Sumbul A. A. li, Hina Ali, Mehrulnisa Alam, Arshad Ali, and Talaha M. Ali. "Attitude Toward Organ Donation: A Survey in Pakistan." Artificial Organs 29, no. 11 (November 2005): 899–905. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1594.2005.00153.x.

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Bosakhar, Batool Y., Zainab A. Al-Mesailekh, Shareefah A. Al-Farhan, Danah A. Arab, Nour A. Al-Tawheid, Nourah F. Al-Ali, and Amal K. Mitra. "Predictors of Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation in Kuwait." IMC Journal of Medical Science 10, no. 1 (January 12, 2017): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/imcjms.v10i1.31099.

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Background and objectives: In Kuwait, information regarding public knowledge and attitudes towards organ donation are scanty This study aimed to evaluate public knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation and determine factors which predict them.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 630 participants recruited from 27 randomly selected public cooperative societies and private supermarkets in Kuwait. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data.Results: The prevalence rate of knowledge about organ donation was 68%, with a significantly higher rate among females than males (73% vs. 63%, respectively, p = 0.01). A composite score of knowledge was also higher among females than males (8.4 ± 5.8 vs. 6.8 ± 5.8, respectively, p = 0.001). In multivariate analysis, female gender (OR = 1.7; 95% CI =1.2, 2.4) and an educational level of bachelors degree or higher (OR = 2.6, 95% CI = 1.7, 3.9) were significant predictors of the knowledge. Among the barriers, more females than males mentioned about the fear of the operative procedures (p<0.001) and complications after the surgery (p = 0.011). Overall, 73% accepted the idea of organ donation during life, and 67% actually opted for donating their organs during life. However, almost everybody wanted to donate organs to their relatives.Conclusion: The study identified factors predicting knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation. The results will help in planning how to improve the rate of donors in Kuwait.IMC J Med Sci 2016; 10(1): 01-09

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Ríos, Antonio, Ana I. López-Navas, Juan C. Navalón, Laura Martínez-Alarcón, Marco A. Ayala-García, María J. Sebastián-Ruiz, Francisco Moya-Faz, Gregorio Garrido, Pablo Ramirez, and Pascual Parrilla. "The Latin American population in Spain and organ donation. Attitude toward deceased organ donation and organ donation rates." Transplant International 28, no. 4 (January 21, 2015): 437–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tri.12511.

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Merz, Eva-Maria, Katja van den Hurk, and Wim L. A. M. de Kort. "Organ Donation Registration and Decision-Making Among Current Blood Donors in the Netherlands." Progress in Transplantation 27, no. 3 (July 10, 2017): 266–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1526924817715470.

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Introduction: In the Netherlands, there is a constant shortage in donor organs, resulting in long waiting lists. The decision to register as organ donor is associated with several demographic, cultural, and personal factors. Previous research on attitudes and motivations toward blood and organ donations provided similar results. Research Question: The current study investigated demographic, cultural, and personal determinants of organ donation registration among current Dutch blood donors. Design: We used data from Donor InSight (2012; N = 20 063), a cohort study among Dutch blood donors, to test whether age, gender, religious and political preferences, donor attitude, and altruism predicted organ donor registration among current blood donors. Results: Organ donors were more often represented in the blood donor population compared to the general Dutch population. Women showed a higher propensity to be registered as organ donor. Higher education as well as higher prosocial value orientation, prosocial behavior, that is, doing volunteer work, and awareness of need significantly associated with being registered as organ donor. Religious denomination negatively predicted organ donation registration across all faiths. Discussion: Results are discussed in light of cultural context, and possible implications for improving information provision and recruitment are mentioned.

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Janatolmakan, Maryam, Ali Soroush, Roghayeh Nouri, Bahare Andayeshgar, and Alireza Khatony. "Knowledge, Attitude, and Performance of ICU, CCU, and Emergency Wards Nurses in Kermanshah, Iran, regarding Organ Donation." Critical Care Research and Practice 2020 (September 27, 2020): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5167623.

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Background. Providing an organ for donation is a major problem worldwide and nurses play an important role in facilitating the process of organ donation. This study is aimed at investigating the knowledge, attitude, and performance of nurses working in the ICU, CCU, and emergency wards regarding organ donation. Methods. In this descriptive-analytical study, 185 nurses working in ICU, CCU, and emergency wards were studied through systematic random sampling. The data collection was done by a self-administered questionnaire. Results. The mean knowledge of nurses was 8.9 ± 1.4 out of 10. There was a significant relationship between knowledge of nurses regarding donation and religion and having organ donation card (P<0.001). The mean attitude of nurses was 7.8 ± 2.2 out of 8. The variables, including “having a donation card and marriage,” were associated with attitude of nurses toward organ donation. The mean performance of nurses was 0.4 ± 0.7 out of 3. There was a significant relationship between performance of nurses and having a donation card (P<0.001). Knowledge was the strongest predictor of nurses’ performance (P<0.01). Conclusion. The studied nurses showed sufficient knowledge and favorable attitude toward organ donation; however, they had poor performance. It is suggested to hold training courses to improve performance of nurses. The revision of the nursing students’ curriculum as future nurses should also be considered.

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Wheeler, MS, and AH Cheung. "Minority attitudes toward organ donation." Critical Care Nurse 16, no. 1 (February 1, 1996): 30–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/ccn1996.16.1.30.

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Bilgel, Halil, Nazan Bilgel, Necla Okan, Sadik Kilicturgay, Yilmaz Ozen, and Nusret Korun. "Public attitudes toward organ donation." Transplant International 4, no. 4 (1991): 243–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00649112.

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Feeley, Thomas Hugh, Katy E. Harris, and Janet Z. Yang. "Measuring Attitudes Toward Organ Donation." Progress in Transplantation 30, no. 2 (April 2, 2020): 182–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1526924820913519.

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Duke, Jan, Barbara Murphy, and Alison Bell. "Nursesʼ attitudes toward organ donation." Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing 17, no. 5 (September 1998): 264–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003465-199809000-00004.

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Amaliyar, Jatinkumar, and Punit Patel. "Awareness about organ donation in medical and non medical students in Patan city of Gujarat, India." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 6, no. 6 (May 27, 2019): 2435. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20192108.

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Background: More than 4 lakh Indians require transplantation annually. However, not even 10% get it. Awareness, positive attitude and consent by relatives for organ donation in brain death patient are the prerequisites organ donation. Lack of understanding, religious attitudes along with myths and misconceptions added to the low percentage of organ donation. To bridge this gap we have conducted this research.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 300 students of last 4 semesters after getting permission was obtained from Institutional Ethics Committee and principals/dean of above mentioned colleges. Self-administered questionnaires were allotted to students. Questionnaire contained demographic information and questions regarding the knowledge and attitude toward organ donation. After answering, the answer sheets were collected for evaluation.Results: Satisfactory knowledge was observed regarding consent before OD (58.0%), organ transplantation act (70.6%) and, risk involved in OD (77.7%). However, low level of awareness was found about legalisation of brain death (39.3%), organ donation centre (29.3%) and organ donation card (11.3%) was very low among students. About 3/4th of students (78.3%) were willing to be a donor, and their preferences of the recipient were 49.7% for family members, 31.3% for friend, 24.2% for relative and 43.6% for unknown person.Conclusions: There is gap between knowledge and attitude about OD among youth. Media should take up the initiative of broadcasting of the legislative laws related to process of OD and also information regarding organ donation card, organ donation centre.

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Kumar, Gopal, Ramesh Verma, Ginni Agrawal, and Aman Sachdeva. "Knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation among undergraduate medical students in a tertiary healthcare centre." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 8, no. 1 (December 25, 2020): 311. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20205713.

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Background: In India the rate of organ donation is less than 1 per million population. The need for organ transplantation is more than 5 lakhs per year. There is a wide discrepancy between demand and donation. Health care professionals can play a vital role in creating awareness in the society and encouraging the people to donate organs and thus help in filling the gap between the demand and donation. Aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation among medical students.Methods: A 24 item semi structured and self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation from 300 undergraduate medical students in PGIMS, Rohtak. Data was collected, compiled and analyzed using SPSS.Results: The awareness regarding different organ donation was found to be kidney (79%), liver (70.7%), heart (61%), intestine (3.7%), and lung (10.3%). 28% participants were knowing about NOTTO (National organ and tissue transplant organization). 85% participants were willing to donate their organs.Conclusions: There is good knowledge and positive attitude towards organ donation among undergraduate medical students. But their attitude is not being transformed into organ donation. Separate chapters on organ donation and its need in our country should be included in the school curriculum, interactive sessions should be held in medical colleges and opportunities should be given to them during their college life to voluntarily donate their organs, only then we can cultivate their positive attitude and knowledge.

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Umair, Sonia, Jo Ann Ho, Norazlyn Kamal Basha, Serene Siew-Imm Ng, and Umair Waqas. "UNDERSTANDING THE ATTITUDES AND FACTORS INFLUENCING ORGAN DONATION DECISIONS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN: A QUALITATIVE STUDY." Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews 8, no. 1 (January 14, 2020): 52–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2020.818.

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Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to identify factors that were important in posthumous organ donation decisions in a developing country such as Pakistan. Methodology: A qualitative study was conducted with 50 semi-structured interviews among students of one public and one private university in Lahore (Pakistan) to understand their attitudes and factors influencing their decisions on posthumous organ donations. Purposive sampling technique was used in this study. The interview questions focused on the level of knowledge, motivation and overall attitude towards the posthumous organ donation decision of the respondents. Main Findings: There was a lack of general knowledge among university students in Pakistan. Most of the students had a positive attitude for posthumous organ donation yet moral norms are very influential in the decision-making process for organ donation after death. Those who were willing were reluctant because of the influence of family and friends. Religion was also another significant norm factor for prohibiting them to be an organ donor after death. Implications/Applications: The present study provided a way in the advancement of knowledge towards an understanding of the attitude, moral norms along with social and family influence for not only intention to donate but also signing the donor card. The findings of the study are useful for the government, policymakers and the organizations in Pakistan in their efforts to increase awareness and organ donation rates in the country. Novelty/Originality: The present research was exploratory and the intention for this research was to explore the underlying behavioral and normative beliefs which may inhibit or encourage organ donation among university students. Such qualitative studies are relatively uncommon in transplant literature.

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Mori, Rakeshkumar, Nishith Chaudhari, Jigesh Shah, and Dharmesh Patel. "Study of knowledge, attitude and perception toward ‘Organ donation’." International Journal of Medical Toxicology & Legal Medicine 22, no. 1and2 (2019): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-4614.2019.00006.8.

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Paneru, Pragya, Shyam S. Budhathoki, Samyog Uprety, Birendra K. Yadav, Rashmi Mulmi, and Ikshya Sharma. "Knowledge and attitude of law, medicine, and mass-communication students towards deceased organ donation." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 8, no. 1 (December 25, 2020): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20205673.

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Background: With the global increase in the incidence organ failure and subsequent advancement in the medical technology, organ transplantation is growing as the best choice of treatment among the patients with various kinds of organ failure. However, the rate of deceased organ donation is relatively low in South-East Asia regions, including Nepal. This has created a mismatch between the demand and supply of organs for transplantation. World Health Organization encourages organ transplantation from a deceased organ donor as there is no risk to the donor. Thus, this paper aimed to assess knowledge and attitude of literate group specifically towards deceased organ donation.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 299 students selected conveniently from medicine, law, and mass communication streams from 9 different colleges (3 colleges from each stream) of Kathmandu. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Knowledge level was classified into three different categories based on obtained scores and attitude was analyzed based on five-point Likert scale.Results: Almost half (48.8%) of the respondents while only 7% had high level of knowledge on the organ donation and transplantation. Similarly, 95% of the people had positive attitude towards organ donation. However, there was a weak correlation between knowledge and attitude of the respondents. None of the respondents carried an organ donation card.Conclusions: There is a need to plan robust strategies to educate people on organ donation so that they can make pragmatic decisions to register their names for deceased organ donation.

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Febrero, B., A. Ríos, A. López-Navas, L. Martínez-Alarcón, J. Almela-Baeza, J. Sánchez, J. J. Parrilla, P. Parrilla, and P. Ramírez. "Psychological profile of teenagers toward organ donation: a multicentric study in Spain." European Journal of Public Health 29, no. 6 (April 1, 2019): 1011–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz036.

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Abstract Background It is important for teenagers to have a favorable attitude toward organ donation and transplantation (ODT) in order to increase the number of future donors. To determine the attitude of teenagers in the South East of Spain toward ODT and to analyze the psychosocial variables related to this attitude. Methods The study population consisted of young teenagers in the South East of Spain. A stratified sample was selected by geographical location, sex and age (n = 4, 117). Attitude was assessed using a validated questionnaire about ODT (PCID-ODT Ríos). Statistical analysis: Student’s t-test, Chi-squared test and a multivariate analysis. Results The questionnaire completion rate was 87% (n = 3572). Attitude toward ODT was favorable in 46% of cases (n = 1633) and undecided in 43% (n = 1543). Several psychosocial variables had a favorable effect on donation: believing that one has good information about ODT (Odds Ratio [OR] 1.706); discussing the subject with the family (OR 1.543) and friends (OR 1.818); carrying out pro-social activities (OR 1.642); having a favorable attitude toward cremation (OR 1.466) and autopsy (OR 1.470); and, finally, not being afraid of scars (OR 4.184). Conclusions Teenagers in the South East of Spain are not currently inclined to support organ donation. This attitude is related to many psychosocial factors, mainly connected to not having good information about the subject, not discussing it in social circles and the fear of body mutilation. It would be appropriate to create educational interventional strategies in this group to prevent a negative impact on future donation rates.

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Kosieradzki, Maciej, Anna Jakubowska-Winecka, Michal Feliksiak, Ilona Kawalec, Ewa Zawilinska, Roman Danielewicz, Jaroslaw Czerwinski, Piotr Malkowski, and Wojciech Rowiński. "Attitude of Healthcare Professionals: A Major Limiting Factor in Organ Donation from Brain-Dead Donors." Journal of Transplantation 2014 (2014): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/296912.

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Public attitude toward deceased donor organ recovery in Poland is quite positive, with only 15% opposing to donation of their own organs, yet actual donation rate is only 16/pmp. Moreover, donation rate varies greatly (from 5 to 28 pmp) in different regions of the country. To identify the barriers of organ donation, we surveyed 587 physicians involved in brain death diagnosis from regions with low (LDR) and high donation rates (HDR). Physicians from LDR were twice more reluctant to start diagnostic procedure when clinical signs of brain death were present (14% versus 5.5% physicians from HDR who would not diagnose death, resp.). Twenty-five percent of LDR physicians (as opposed to 12% of physicians from HDR) would either continue with intensive therapy or confirm brain death and limit to the so-called minimal therapy. Only 32% of LDR physicians would proceed with brain death diagnosis regardless of organ donation, compared to 67% in HDR. When donation was not an option, mechanical ventilation would be continued more often in LDR regions (43% versus 26.7%;P<0.01). In conclusion, low donation activity seems to be mostly due to medical staff attitude.

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Jalil, Ala A. Abdel, Angela Q. Maldonado, and Amer A. Alkhatib. "Tu1056 Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Organ Donation." Gastroenterology 144, no. 5 (May 2013): S—1042. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(13)63877-9.

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Crowther, B., R. Hall, J. Descourouez, and T. Sam. "Pharmacy Studentsʼ Attitudes Toward Organ Donation." Transplantation 98 (July 2014): 682. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007890-201407151-02317.

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Sanner, Margareta. "Attitudes toward organ donation and transplantation." Social Science & Medicine 38, no. 8 (April 1994): 1141–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(94)90229-1.

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Alex, Prince, K. G. Kiran, Sharon Baisil, and Sanjeev Badiger. "Knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation and transplantation among medical students of a medical college in South India." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 9 (August 23, 2017): 3449. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173860.

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Background: The shortage of organ donors is the key rate-limiting factor for organ transplantation in India. Many strategies have been proposed. One of the strategy is by improving awareness of organ donation and transplantation in the population. This study seeks to assess the knowledge and attitude of the medical students toward organ donation and transplantation. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation and transplantation among medical students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 510 undergraduate medical students of K.S Hegde Medical Academy. A tool with 30 questions was designed and administered to the students, in order to assess their knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation and transplantation. Data collected was analysed using SPSS software.Results: The mean age of the students was (20.21±1.32). When compared to boys, girls reported higher mean scores in knowledge (9.22±1.11); and attitude (7.32±0.81). The first year students had higher scores for their knowledge (9.46±1.28) compared to other years. The third year students showed a higher mean attitude score (1.61±1.07) (p=0.02). Hindus scored significantly higher mean knowledge, and attitude as compared to Christians and Muslims (p=0.03). There was a positive correlation between mean knowledge, and attitude of students regarding organ donation and transplantation.Conclusions: There was adequate knowledge in students but their attitude was poor. The study throws light on their inadequacies of knowledge and attitude of medical students, necessitating the inclusion of the topic in their curriculum.

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Billah, Md Mostarshid, Hafiza Farzana, Abdul Latif, Palash Mitra, Tufayel Ahmed Chowdhury, Muhammad Abdur Rahim, Mohammad Jakir Hossain, et al. "Knowledge and Attitude of Bangladeshi Physicians towards Organ Donation and Transplantation." Bangladesh Critical Care Journal 4, no. 1 (June 1, 2016): 23–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v4i1.27975.

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Background: Organ transplantation saves thousands of lives worldwide. There is discrepancy between organ demand and supply which demands cadaveric donation. Knowledge and attitudes of physicians towards organ donation and transplantation can increase the rate of organ and tissue donation by motivating general population.Methodology: This cross-sectional survey was done on 150 Bangladeshi physicians including specialist and post-graduate students on four teaching hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh over a period of six months. After taking informed consent, the participants were given a self-administered questionnaire which includes socio-demographic data, knowledge and attitude about organ donation and transplantation.Results: Male and female were almost equal (Total 102, Male 54, female 48) with mean age was 34.6±5.0 years and 54.9% were specialists and 45.1% were post graduate students. More than 32% respondents were from Medicine, followed by Nephrology (26.5%), Critical Care Medicine (CCM) (25.5%) and Urology (15.6%). Fifty-six (54.9%) physicians agreed with organ donation after death. The most important reason of agreement was to help others (78.4%) and disagreement was religious fear (54.3%). More than 40% respondents agreed and 59.8% completely disagreed with living kidney donation. The most common reason for agreement of living kidney donation was to donate to help family member (82.93%) and disagreement was probable damage to donors (52.46%). More than three-fourth (76.4%) respondents had knowledge about theoretical basis of transplantation, 50% know about cost and 43% about organ transplant Act, Bangladesh. Significant positive correlation was found between physicians attitudes towards organ and tissue donation after death and knowledge about theoretical basis of transplantation (p =0.02, r= 0.43) and cost of transplantation in Bangladesh (p= 0.02, r= 0.22) but no statistically significant correlation with knowledge about organ transplant Act, Bangladesh (p value= 0. 19, r= 0.13) whereas significant positive correlation between physicians knowledge about transplant Act (p= 0.008, r= 0.28), cost (p = 0.04, r= 0.23) and theoretical basis of transplantation (p= 0.04, r= 0.20) was found in living kidney donation.Conclusion: Physicians had a good attitude towards organ donation and transplantation although less than half of them had knowledge of transplantation rules and financial issues; therefore, additional awareness and education of physicians is needed in all areas of the organ transplant process in Bangladesh to make organ donation and transplantation successful.Bangladesh Crit Care J March 2016; 4 (1): 23-27

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Ríos, A., A. I. López-Navas, J. Flores-Medina, A. Sánchez, M. A. Ayala, G. Garrido, L. Martínez-Alarcón, et al. "Psychosocial Factors Affecting Attitude Toward Organ Donation in Santiago, Cuba." Transplantation Proceedings 50, no. 8 (October 2018): 2268–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.04.012.

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Ríos, A., A. Sánchez, A. López-Navas, L. Martínez, M. A. Ayala, J. Carillo, J. J. Ruiz-Manzanera, A. M. Hernández, P. Ramírez, and P. Parrilla. "Attitude Toward Organ Donation in the Population of Cienfuegos, Cuba." Transplantation Proceedings 51, no. 2 (March 2019): 286–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.10.015.

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Martínez-Alarcón, Laura, Antonio Ríos, Guillermo Ramis, Jaime Gómez-Laguna, Xavier Moll, Victoria Falceto, Fidel San Román-Acaso, et al. "Veterinary Spanish Students’ Attitude Toward Presumed Consent in Organ Donation." Transplantation Proceedings 51, no. 9 (November 2019): 3004–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.08.018.

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Choi, Ji Yun, Jong Wook Ko, and Mee Ran Park. "Hospital Nurses' Knowledge and Attitude toward Brain-dead Organ Donation." International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology 8, no. 5 (October 31, 2016): 247–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.14257/ijbsbt.2016.8.5.22.

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Zhang, Weiye, Yuanyuan Liu, Xinjun Shi, Xiyue Jing, Jiageng Chen, Changping Li, Zhuang Cui, and Jun Ma. "Public Knowledge and Attitude Toward Organ Donation in Tianjin, China." Transplantation 101 (August 2017): S68—S69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0000525085.43407.5f.

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Sanavi, Suzan, Reza Afshar, and Mohammad-Reza Rajabi. "Attitude and willingness of high school students toward organ donation." Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation 23, no. 5 (2012): 929. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-2442.100863.

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Alkhatib, Amer A., Angela Q. Maldonado, Ala Abdel Jalil, and William Hutson. "Physicians' attitude toward organ donation and transplantation in the USA." Clinical Transplantation 28, no. 2 (December 26, 2013): 149–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ctr.12307.

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Jr, Stephen Laison Sondoh, Sharifah Nurafizah Syed Annuar, Andreas Totu, Geoffrey Tanakinjal, and Rayner Alfred. "THE EFFECT OF CELEBRITY ENDORSER ATTRIBUTES, ISSUE INVOLVEMENT AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT ON ATTITUDE TOWARDS ORGAN DONATION REGISTRATION." Journal of Applied Structural Equation Modeling 2, no. 2 (June 5, 2018): 34–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.47263/jasem.2(2)02.

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Celebrity endorsement has been extensively used in both profit and non-profit marketing.However, the effectiveness of the marketing strategy in the non-profit context is not clear. In generating a positive attitude towards organ donation registration, health and science literature have suggested the use of celebrity endorser. In addition, issue involvement is also assumed to yield a favourable attitude towards organ donation. Furthermore, the influence of perceived social support has been greatly discussed in the organ donation literature. Despite these phenomena discussed in the literature, the role of the three variables on attitude towards organ donation registration is ambiguous. Thus, this paper is aimed to investigate the effect of celebrity endorser, issue involvement and perceived social support towards attitude. Data from 466 university students were gathered using purposive sampling. IBM SPSS Statistic 23 and SmartPLS 3.0 were utilized in data analysis. The findings from this paper showed that likeability, trustworthiness and issue involvement generate a positive attitude towards organ donation registration. Implications of this research to both practical and future research are also discussed. This paper hopes to increase researchers’ interest to further investigate and contribute to the literature of organ donation in the context of social marketing.

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Krishnan, Nadiya, Sukhpal Kaur, Deepika Rana, Dimple Kathania, Godawari Thakur, and Gurinder Kaur. "Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Regarding Organ Donation among the Nursing Students." Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Education and Research 49, no. 3 (2015): 105–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10028-1157.

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ABSTRACT A descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitude and perception regarding organ donation among the nursing students. The study was conducted at National Institute of Nursing Education, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. Using stratified systematic random sampling technique, 200 nursing student undergoing graduation and postgraduation courses were enrolled in the study. The tool used for data collection was a self-administered structured questionnaire consisting of three parts, i.e. information profile, assessment of knowledge, and assessment of attitude and perception regarding organ donation. For the assessment of knowledge, 17 multiple choice questions with one correct answer was used. The maximum attainable score was 18. One question had two right answers and was given a score of two. A five point Likert scale consisting of 15 questions was used for assessment of both attitude and perception of subjects regarding organ donation. Maximum attainable score was 65. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of study revealed that 74.5% of the subjects had average knowledge, 22% had poor knowledge and only 3.5% had good level of knowledge regarding organ donation. The mean knowledge score of the subjects was 10.56 ± 2.01 with the range of 5 to 17. Regarding attitude and perception toward organ donation, 55.5% had neutral attitude and perception, 43.5% had positive attitude and perception and only 1% had negative attitude and perception. It was concluded that majority of students had average knowledge about organ donation with neutral or positive attitude and perception. There is need to organize separate educational programs on organ donation for the nursing students other than their classroom teaching. How to cite this article Kaur S, Ghai S, Krishnan N, Rana D, Kathania D, Kaur G, Thakur G, Kaur G. Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Regarding Organ Donation among the Nursing Students. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2015;49(3):105-110.

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Minz, M., S. Sood, A. Kumar, V. Bansal, S. Mehra, and A. K. Sharma. "Impact of organ trade on attitudes toward organ donation: knowledge and attitudes toward cadaveric organ donation in North India." Transplantation Proceedings 30, no. 7 (November 1998): 3611. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0041-1345(98)01157-9.

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Vinokur, Amiram D., Robert M. Merion, Mick P. Couper, Eleanor G. Jones, and Yihui Dong. "Educational Web-Based Intervention for High School Students to Increase Knowledge and Promote Positive Attitudes Toward Organ Donation." Health Education & Behavior 33, no. 6 (May 31, 2006): 773–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090198106288596.

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A sample of 490 high school students from 81 schools in Michigan participated in an experiment in which they were randomly assigned to either a control or an experimental Web site. The experimental Web site provided exposure to educational material about the process of organ donation and organ transplantation. The control Web site provided educational material on methods to avoid the common cold. The pre-and posttests of knowledge of issues related to organ donation and of attitude toward donation demonstrated statistically significant increases for the experimental group compared with the control group. A structural equation path model suggested that these increases in knowledge and prodonation attitude mediated the effects of the experiment on contacting the Michigan donor registry. The increase in knowledge and in prodonation attitude increased the likelihood of contacting the registry. The potential for this and similar other Web interventions to enhance students' health education is discussed.

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Bharambe, Vaishaly K., Rathod H., Paranjape V. M., Kanaskar N., Shevade S., Survase K., Arole V., Singh Sakshi, Brahmbhatt Gaurav, and Alam Feroz. "Awareness regarding body and organ donation amongst the population of an urban city in India." Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 05, no. 04 (December 2015): 051–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1703935.

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Abstract Purpose : Bodies for purpose of dissection and organs for transplantation surgeries are needed for education of medical students and treatment of cases of end-stage organ failure. However deceased organ donation rate in India is very dismal. In the present study the authors assess the knowledge and attitude of the people living in an urban city in India towards organ and body donation. Materials/Methods : A questionnaire was distributed amongst all willing patients and their relatives attending the out-patient Department at our Hospital. This was followed by an awareness session wherein the researchers discussed body and organ donation and its need in India. Information sheet was handed to all and the willing respondents were given eye and body donation forms, and donor cards. Result: 41/65 people consented to participate. 41.5%, 31.7%, 12.2% and 12.2% had obtained knowledge regarding organ donation from newspaper, television, family members and internet respectively. 26.8% claimed that they were imparted knowledge by health care professionals. 78%, 53.7% and 19.5% were aware about eye, kidney and liver donations respectively. 17.1% were aware of body and lung donation each. Awareness of donation of other organs was found to be in the range between 4.9% to 14.6%. 43.9% were willing to be organ donors and 3 persons filled the body donation forms. Conclusion: Newspapers, healthcare professionals could be utilized to further the awareness regarding body and organ donation. Carrying out awareness programmes will help to reach information to each individual, clarifying any myths and increasing understanding and motivation levels among

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Kumar, Sumesh, Sarita Bagaria, Moirangthem Sonia, and Kailash Kumar Khandelwal. "Role of video assisted teaching in counselling to make decision for organ donation." International Journal on Integrated Education 2, no. 6 (December 17, 2019): 145–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.31149/ijie.v2i6.225.

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Decision of organ donation has enormous potential to save countless lives and health team play a vital role in counselling of patients and their family in decision making regarding organ donation in the ultimate stage of life. For this reason, evaluation of factors which can enhance knowledge and positive attitude towards organ donation has paramount importance. Present study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude of adults regarding organ donation and to find out role of video assisted teaching in behaviour modulation. Data from 80 participants were collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire. Pre-assessment was done before intervention of video-assisted teaching and post-assessment was done following that. Data were analyzed through SPSS software using Spearman’s Rank Co-relation. We found a negative co-relation (rK= -0.1122) between knowledge & attitude of adults regarding organ donation before video-assisted teaching regarding organ donation. A direct and positive co-relation (rK=+0.294) was observed between knowledge and attitude of adults regarding organ donation after video assisted teaching. We found that video assisted counselling provided by the medical team has great potential in promoting actions regarding organ donation. It is recommended that video assisted counselling should be applied to enhance knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation among general population.

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S. G., Meghana, Mangala Subramanian, Sri Aditya Atmakuri, Tarun S., Priyadarshini Bera, and Nelson J. "A study on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding organ donation and transplantation among final year health science students in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 4 (March 23, 2018): 1529. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20181230.

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Background: Organ transplantation is the most preferred modality for all end-stage organ diseases. Pre-requisites for the success of transplantation program include awareness, positive attitude of people towards the practice of organ donation. This study was carried out to assess the knowledge of organ donation among the final year medical, dental, nursing students and to study the attitude, religious beliefs of the health care professionals regarding organ donation and transplantation, to find out the effect of motivation, towards organ donation.Methods: A comparative, cross-Sectional study was conducted on 150 final year Medical, Dental and Nursing students of Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru over a period of 2 months. A questionnaire containing 3 sections of multiple choice questions was prepared and the knowledge, religious beliefs, attitude and practice on organ donation and transplantation was assessed. The data obtained was entered into SPSS Version 21.0. The qualitative variables were expressed as frequencies and percentages; quantitative variables as mean and standard deviation.Results: Out of the 150 participants, the mean knowledge score of Medical students was higher than that of Dental and Nursing students (p<0.01) and so was the mean belief score (p<0.05). The study motivated 34 (22.6%) students in total, who pledged their organs with the Zonal Co-ordination Committee of Karnataka.Conclusions: 33 (66%) of medical students who have significantly better knowledge have pledged their organs. This highlights importance of educating the society to bring a positive change in their thoughts, beliefs and practices towards organ donation and transplantation.

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Krishna, G. L. Hari. "Attitude of Staff Nurses towards Organ Donation." Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research 5, no. 1 (2015): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2349-2996.2015.00022.1.

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Vlaisavljevic, Zeljko, Dragana Milutinovic, Biljana Milicic, and Rada Jesic-Vukicevic. "Attitudes and knowledge of nurses on organ legacy and transplantation." Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 142, no. 3-4 (2014): 213–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/sarh1404213v.

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Introduction. Nurses represent an important link in mediating between the potential donors and their relatives? consent to organ and tissue transplantation. The message of the Health Department to potential donors about the importance of organ donation was supported by the Serbian Orthodox Church, the army and other institutions through media campaigns. Nurses could contribute to this action by their personal example. Objective. The aim of this study was identification and bivariate analysis of nurse attitude about organ donation, their knowledge about the importance of transplantation as treatment methods, as well as the connection between work experience and education level with the formation of attitudes and new skills. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, 291 nurses from the Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, filled in the questionnaire on the effect of correlation between the length of the service and level of education on knowledge and attitudes toward organ transplantation and organ donation. Results. Out of 291 respondents, 67.4% have completed the nursing school and 32.6% have higher education. The majority (63.9%) of respondents knew that the EEG was the most valid method for determining brain death. The question regarding the possibility of buying organs was answered correctly by 68.7% of respondents. A large majority (91%) would accept organ transplant, if needed, but only 32.0% would be organ donors, and only 0.3% owned a donor card. In contrast, one third of nurses were already blood donors. Conclusion. In case of necessary transplantation, nurses would accept someone else?s organ, though they do not possess donor cards, but just few would donate their organs. It is possible that prejudice arises from ignorance and distrust in the health policy of the Republic of Serbia. However, besides negative attitude, nurses have expressed interest in learning and professional development in the area of transplantation.

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Annuar, Sharifah Nurafizah Syed, Stephen Laison Sondoh Jr, Andreas Totu, Geoffrey Tanakinjal, and Rayner Alfred. "CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS IN ORGAN DONATION ADVERTISEMENTS: ALTRUISM AS A MODERATOR." Journal of Applied Structural Equation Modeling 2, no. 2 (June 15, 2018): 78–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.47263/jasem.2(2)04.

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Health and psychology literature suggests the use of celebrity endorsement in organ donation advertisement in changing the attitude to register as organ donors. However, very limited literature was found that discussed the effect of source attractiveness, expertise and trustworthiness towards attitude in the context of organ donation. In addition, there is limited knowledge established in understanding the impact of charisma and authenticity in celebrity studies. The role of altruism as a moderator in the relationship between the attributes of celebrity endorsers and attitude towards organ donation registration is also unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to fill the gaps by determining the impact of celebrity endorser attributes towards attitude towards organ donation. This paper also examines the role of altruism as a moderator to the relationship between celebrity endorser attributes and attitude towards organ donation. The target sample of this study was university students and data collection has been conducted in various universities from four regions in Malaysia. Data from 466 university students were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 23 and SmartPLS 3.0. Of five important celebrity endorser attributes that were tested in this paper, the findings show that authenticity and charisma are great predictors to attitude towards organ donation. In addition, the relationship between charisma and attitude is found to be weakened among individuals with high altruism. The findings of this paper are beneficial as they contribute to the celebrity endorsement literature and provide insights to the relevant agencies in selecting celebrity endorsers for their social marketing campaign.

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