Knowledge, attitude, and perceptions regarding organ donation and transplantation among medical students of a medical college of Delhi
Background: Organ transplantation is a successful therapeutic option for patients with irreversible vital organ failures. Some patients with end-stage organ failure face this life-and-death situation. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and perception of medic...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-09-01
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| Series: | Tungs’ Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/tmj/fulltext/2024/09001/knowledge,_attitude,_and_perceptions_regarding.9.aspx |
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| Summary: | Background:
Organ transplantation is a successful therapeutic option for patients with irreversible vital organ failures. Some patients with end-stage organ failure face this life-and-death situation.
Objectives:
This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and perception of medical students regarding organ donation and transplantation.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students at North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, for 1 month. Data was entered and analyzed using the chi-square test in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Results:
Among the study participants, approximately 23.9% had inadequate knowledge about organ donation and transplantation. Analysis of knowledge with associated factors revealed that age and area of residence were statistically significantly associated (P < 0.001). Among the study participants, only 3.8% had signed up to be an organ donor, approximately 43.3% agreed to consider themselves as a kidney donor in future, 68.1% demonstrated a positive attitude toward organ donation and transplantation, and 28.2% had a neutral attitude.
Conclusion:
This study concludes with high-level knowledge and positive attitudes toward organ donation and transplantation, whereas only a few participants registered themselves as organ donor. A competency-based curriculum, combined with the integration of specific knowledge and orientation about organ donation and transplantation to medical students, bridged the gap of organ shortage in India. |
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| ISSN: | 2949-9720 |