| Attitude to organ donation among healthcare workers in Nigeria. | |
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PMID: 23072566 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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INTRODUCTION: As transplantation services are scaled up in Nigeria so will the need for organ donation. Crucial to the success of organ donation is the attitude of healthcare workers (HCW); this was determined in the present study. METHODS: HCW participating in three workshops were requested to complete a pretested questionnaire structured to elicit their attitude to organ donation. Predictors of willingness to donate were also determined. RESULTS: Of the 205 questionnaires distributed, 182 (88.8%) were returned; 10 were excluded for incomplete responses. The mean age of the respondents was 39.9 (8.9) yr. The majority were females (76.7%), Christians (87.8%), and worked in tertiary hospitals (77.3%). Medical doctors made up 55% of the respondents. Of the 172 respondents, 102 (59.3%) reported willingness to donate an organ. The majority of Muslims respondents willing to donate would prefer living donation. Being a medical doctor (odds ratio of 2.64 [1.17-5.94]) was the strongest predictor of willingness to donate an organ. The most common reasons for unwillingness to donate were "fear of complications" (44.9%) and "mistrust of the health sector" (20.6%). CONCLUSION: The majority of the HCW are favorable to organ donation. Being a medical doctor is highly predictive of willingness to donate an organ. |
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Christopher I Esezobor; Elizabeth Disu; Saheed B A Oseni |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-10-16 |
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Title: Clinical transplantation Volume: - ISSN: 1399-0012 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Transplant Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-10-17 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710240 Medline TA: Clin Transplant Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S. |
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Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. |
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