Awareness and Attitude to Deceased Kidney Donation among Health-care Workers in Sokoto, Nigeria

Autor:	Ngwobia Peter Agwu, Solomon Ifeanyi Ukwuani, Emmanuel U. Oyibo, Rotimi Abiodun Ajala, M. A. Makusidi, Kehinde Joseph Awosan
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Adult Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Tissue and Organ Procurement Attitude of Health Personnel Health Personnel medicine.medical_treatment education Population 030232 urology & nephrology Nigeria don de rein décédé deceased kidney donation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care medicine Humans Sampling (medicine) travailleurs de la santé 030212 general & internal medicine Renal replacement therapy education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Kidney donation General Medicine Middle Aged Awareness medicine.disease Kidney Transplantation Sensibilisation Cross-Sectional Studies attitude Family medicine Female Original Article health-care workers University teaching business Kidney disease
Zdroj:	Annals of African Medicine
ISSN:	1596-3519
Popis:	Background: Access to renal replacement therapy by the increasing population of patients with end-stage kidney disease across Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, has become a major public health challenge. Although deceased kidney donation constitutes a viable source, its uptake by patients is contingent on its acceptance by health-care workers. Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the awareness and attitude to deceased kidney donation among health-care workers in Sokoto, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 470 staff of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria (attending a 1-week seminar), selected by universal sampling. Data were collected with a set of pretested, self-administered, and semi-structured questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 34.1 ± 7.8 years, and most of them (77.7%) were aged 2, P < 0.05). The major disincentives reported were fear that it may not work (42%) and fear of disease transmission (37.0%). Conclusion: Periodic education of health-care workers on effectiveness and safety of deceased kidney donation is crucial to promoting its acceptance among them.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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