A Multicentre Study of the Attitude of Medical Students towards Organ Donation and Transplantation in Poland

(1) The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of sociodemographic (age, sex, religion, place of residence) and university-related factors (university, year of studies) on the attitudes of students towards organ donation and transplantation. (2) Methods: The study was conducted on 1530 st...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2023-02, Vol.20 (4), p.3711
Main Authors: Mikla, Marzena, Cybulska, Anna Maria, Schneider-Matyka, Daria, Ríos, Antonio, Panczyk, Mariusz, Kotwas, Artur, Karakiewicz, Beata, Grochans, Elżbieta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Attitude
Attitudes
Blood & organ donations
Colleges & universities
Consent
Donation of organs, tissues, etc
Families & family life
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Medical personnel
Medical students
Observatories
Organ Transplantation
Poland
Public opinion
Questionnaires
Religion
Sociodemographics
Software
Statistical analysis
Students
Students, Medical
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Transplantation
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
Transplants & implants
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Summary:(1) The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of sociodemographic (age, sex, religion, place of residence) and university-related factors (university, year of studies) on the attitudes of students towards organ donation and transplantation. (2) Methods: The study was conducted on 1530 students from the Faculty of Medicine from three medical universities in Poland. The measurement tool was a validated questionnaire of attitude towards organ donation and transplantation (PCID-DTO RIOS: A questionnaire designed by the International Collaborative Organ Donation project about organ transplantation and donation). (3) Results: The completion rate was 88.10% (n = 1348). The vast majority declared a willingness to donate their organs in the future (86.60%), and 31.71% had an organ donation card. It was found that place of residence ( = 0.018) and religion ( = 0.003) had a significant effect on the attitude towards transplantation. Age, sex, and year of the study were not found to have a statistically significant effect on the decision. (4) Conclusions: The present study demonstrates that medical students show a favourable attitude towards transplantation in the first year of their study, and their knowledge and positive tendencies increase in the final years of medical education.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20043711