Physicians’ Belief about Organ Donation
Background: Several studies have suggested that knowledge, attitudes and determinants concerning or¬gan donation are influenced by many factors including gender, educational level, occupation, sociodemo¬graphic status, income level, culture and religion. Objective: To highlight the awareness of card...
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| author | A. Al-Marzoaki E. Tashkindi M. U. Farooq |
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| description | Background: Several studies have suggested that knowledge, attitudes and determinants concerning or¬gan donation are influenced by many factors including gender, educational level, occupation, sociodemo¬graphic status, income level, culture and religion. Objective: To highlight the awareness of cardiopulmonary and brain death (CD and BD) among the physi¬cians and their belief about the organ donation. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 15% of 1700 physicians working under the auspices of Ministry of Health in Makkah region, were selected randomly from two hospitals of Makkah city, i.e., Alnoor Specialist Hospital and King Abdalaziz Hospital. A self-administered questionnaire with dichotomous answers was distributed to them. Results: Out of 185 respondents, 174 (94.1%) identified the right definition of BD and CD and 155 (83.3%) agreed organ donation. The difference among physicians to differentiate CD from BD was not significant (p=0.2). Conclusion: Physicians had enough knowledge to differentiate CD from BD; most of them are highly positive regarding the concept of organ donation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3e9b24a6cc246bf9f534cc4650b0b4a2022-12-22T01:47:40ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine2008-64902008-64822011-10-0124188191Physicians’ Belief about Organ DonationA. Al-MarzoakiE. TashkindiM. U. FarooqBackground: Several studies have suggested that knowledge, attitudes and determinants concerning or¬gan donation are influenced by many factors including gender, educational level, occupation, sociodemo¬graphic status, income level, culture and religion. Objective: To highlight the awareness of cardiopulmonary and brain death (CD and BD) among the physi¬cians and their belief about the organ donation. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 15% of 1700 physicians working under the auspices of Ministry of Health in Makkah region, were selected randomly from two hospitals of Makkah city, i.e., Alnoor Specialist Hospital and King Abdalaziz Hospital. A self-administered questionnaire with dichotomous answers was distributed to them. Results: Out of 185 respondents, 174 (94.1%) identified the right definition of BD and CD and 155 (83.3%) agreed organ donation. The difference among physicians to differentiate CD from BD was not significant (p=0.2). Conclusion: Physicians had enough knowledge to differentiate CD from BD; most of them are highly positive regarding the concept of organ donation.http://home.sums.ac.ir/~habibzaf/ojs/index.php/IJOTM/article/view/84/161Cardiopulmonary deathBrain deathOrgan donation |
| spellingShingle | A. Al-Marzoaki E. Tashkindi M. U. Farooq Physicians’ Belief about Organ Donation International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine Cardiopulmonary death Brain death Organ donation |
| title | Physicians’ Belief about Organ Donation |
| title_full | Physicians’ Belief about Organ Donation |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Physicians’ Belief about Organ Donation |
| title_short | Physicians’ Belief about Organ Donation |
| title_sort | physicians belief about organ donation |
| topic | Cardiopulmonary death Brain death Organ donation |
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