Knowledge levels and attitudes about organ donation and transplantation among university students
| Autor: | Onur Ozlem Kose, Muhammed Fatih Önsüz, Ahmet Topuzoğlu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Bodily integrity Descriptive statistics business.industry education knowledge level Pharmacy Organ transplantation Transplantation Attitude organ donation Donation Family medicine medicine Original Article Organ donation university students Descriptive research business General Economics Econometrics and Finance transplantation |
| Zdroj: | Northern Clinics of Istanbul |
| ISSN: | 2148-4902 |
| DOI: | 10.14744/nci.2015.58070 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to determine knowledge levels and attitudes about organ donation and transplantation among university students. METHODS: This descriptive study was performed with third-grade students of medicine, pharmacy, and law at a university. Samples weren’t selected in the study and it was executed with 145 students who had agreed to participate in the study. The data was collected using a questionnaire of 19 questions. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: 71.7% of students had positive views about transplantation of their own organs to a suitable recipient, with half of them giving being useful to others as a reason. Among students who had negative views about organ donation, the most important reason given was that it would mean a loss of bodily integrity. 44.1% of participants had positive views about transplantation of their relatives’ organs to another person after death. 51.7% of participants had positive views about transplantation of the organs of a homeless person to another person after death. CONCLUSION: Students had generally positive views about organ donation. However; organ transplantation and donation should be included in the students’ educational programs in order to increase positive attitudes and organ donations, and transform attitudes into behaviors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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