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01-12-2022 | Brain Death | Original Article

Knowledge, attitude, and factors that influence organ donation and transplantation in a Brazilian City

Authors: Muryell Andrews Ramos Videira, Marco Aurélio dos Santos Silva, Gabriella Pacheco Costa, Anna Júlia Tamiozzo Reis, Thaís da Costa Baraky, Maurício Rossi Moreira, Eduardo Tavares Lima Trajano, Larissa Alexsandra da Silva Neto Trajano

Published in: Journal of Public Health | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Aim

This study aimed to evaluate the attitudes and knowledge of the population of a Brazilian city about organ donation.

Subject and methods

A total of 1113 individuals over 18 years of age were interviewed in the city of Vassouras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Participants answered a questionnaire about knowledge and attitudes about organ donation.

Results

The results showed that 86.78% of respondents know what brain death is. The most cited organs for potential donation were kidneys (13.44%), heart (13.14%), liver (11.87%), the cornea (11.49%), and bone marrow (11.27%). The knowledge about organ donation was mainly acquired through the internet (27.79%), and 93.62% of participants knew that it is possible to donate organs between living people. When asked whether they are donors, only 35.30% of participants responded positively, and only 45.10% had already informed their family about their decision.

Conclusion

Although they know about organ donation, few people are donors. Therefore, educational campaigns are necessary to inform people about the importance of being a donor.

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Title: Knowledge, attitude, and factors that influence organ donation and transplantation in a Brazilian City
Authors: Muryell Andrews Ramos Videira
Marco Aurélio dos Santos Silva
Gabriella Pacheco Costa
Anna Júlia Tamiozzo Reis
Thaís da Costa Baraky
Maurício Rossi Moreira
Eduardo Tavares Lima Trajano
Larissa Alexsandra da Silva Neto Trajano
Publication date: 01-12-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Brain Death
Published in: Journal of Public Health / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-022-01784-2

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