Kidney donation: bridging the gap in the shortage of kidney transplants in Malaysia
Purpose – The purpose of this study was to identify factors that affect willingness to donate kidneys posthumously among Malaysians. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study assessing demographics, attitude, spirituality, knowledge and willingness to donate a kidney...
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| description | Purpose – The purpose of this study was to identify factors that affect willingness to donate kidneys posthumously among Malaysians. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study assessing demographics, attitude, spirituality, knowledge and willingness to donate a kidney was conducted among adult Malaysians with oral informed consent. The total number of samples was 1,001 respondents. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression was performed. Findings – A total of 29.17% (n = 292) were willing to donate kidneys, while the remaining 70.83% (n = 709) were not. The mean spirituality score was 80.95 ± 13.79 (maximum score 100), mean attitude score was 52.88 ± 8.074 (maximum score 70) and mean knowledge score was 1.84 ± 0.99 (maximum score 5). A higher score demonstrated a stronger spiritual level, positive attitude and better knowledge. Factors affecting willingness to donate a kidney were ethnicity (odds ratio [OR] = 15.625, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.043–0.094) and attitude toward kidney donation score (OR = 0.924, 95% CI = 0.902–0.945). Originality/value – Culture-specific steps to improve programs that may contribute toward improving kidney donation posthumously among Malaysians should be developed. Results drawn from this work demonstrate that policymakers, health-care workers and stakeholders should work together to promote effective policies and program implementation to reduce the ever-increasing gap between the need and shortage crisis of kidney donation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b34d6728ebb4d869cdf5355d1de74072023-09-03T00:43:39ZengCollege of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn UniversityJournal of Health Research0857-44212586-940X2022-02-0136235436410.1108/JHR-05-2020-0144662047Kidney donation: bridging the gap in the shortage of kidney transplants in MalaysiaFarida Islahudin0Intan Azura Shahdan1Li Ming Kua2Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Campus, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKulliyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia - Kuantan Campus, Kuantan, MalaysiaFaculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Campus, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPurpose – The purpose of this study was to identify factors that affect willingness to donate kidneys posthumously among Malaysians. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study assessing demographics, attitude, spirituality, knowledge and willingness to donate a kidney was conducted among adult Malaysians with oral informed consent. The total number of samples was 1,001 respondents. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression was performed. Findings – A total of 29.17% (n = 292) were willing to donate kidneys, while the remaining 70.83% (n = 709) were not. The mean spirituality score was 80.95 ± 13.79 (maximum score 100), mean attitude score was 52.88 ± 8.074 (maximum score 70) and mean knowledge score was 1.84 ± 0.99 (maximum score 5). A higher score demonstrated a stronger spiritual level, positive attitude and better knowledge. Factors affecting willingness to donate a kidney were ethnicity (odds ratio [OR] = 15.625, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.043–0.094) and attitude toward kidney donation score (OR = 0.924, 95% CI = 0.902–0.945). Originality/value – Culture-specific steps to improve programs that may contribute toward improving kidney donation posthumously among Malaysians should be developed. Results drawn from this work demonstrate that policymakers, health-care workers and stakeholders should work together to promote effective policies and program implementation to reduce the ever-increasing gap between the need and shortage crisis of kidney donation.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHR-05-2020-0144/full/pdf?title=kidney-donation-bridging-the-gap-in-the-shortage-of-kidney-transplants-in-malaysiakidney donationkidney transplantsmalaysia |
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| title | Kidney donation: bridging the gap in the shortage of kidney transplants in Malaysia |
| title_full | Kidney donation: bridging the gap in the shortage of kidney transplants in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Kidney donation: bridging the gap in the shortage of kidney transplants in Malaysia |
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| title_short | Kidney donation: bridging the gap in the shortage of kidney transplants in Malaysia |
| title_sort | kidney donation bridging the gap in the shortage of kidney transplants in malaysia |
| topic | kidney donation kidney transplants malaysia |
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