A survey of the public attitudes towards organ donation in a Turkish community and of the changes that have taken place in the last 12 years

In 1990 we carried out a survey on public attitudes toward organ donation in a Turkish community. We repeated this study 12 years later in order to evaluate the changes that had taken place in the meantime. Using the same questionnaire and method, we repeated the study in a different part of the cit...

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Published in:Transplant international 2004-03, Vol.17 (3), p.126-130
Main Authors: Bilgel, Halil, Sadikoglu, Ganime, Goktas, Olgun, Bilgel, Nazan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical death. Palliative care. Organ gift and preservation
Educational Status
Female
General aspects
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Organ donation
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Public attitudes
Socioeconomic Factors
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tissue and Organ Procurement - trends
Tissue Donors - psychology
Turkey
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Summary:In 1990 we carried out a survey on public attitudes toward organ donation in a Turkish community. We repeated this study 12 years later in order to evaluate the changes that had taken place in the meantime. Using the same questionnaire and method, we repeated the study in a different part of the city with similar socio‐economic characteristics as in the former area, which had in the meantime ceased to be our research and training area. The 983 participants were chosen by a random stratified method. Of those interviewed, 57.0% were willing to donate, while 18.3% refused and 24.7% were uncertain. A total of 52.6% consented to donation. Twelve years later, some public attitudes toward organ donation had changed. Refusal to donate for religious reasons had diminished (16.1% versus 26.2%); uncertainty whether to donate had risen (24.7% versus 15.8%). Attitudes towards organ donation were clearly related to educational level, age and sex.
ISSN:0934-0874
1432-2277
DOI:10.1111/j.1432-2277.2004.tb00416.x