AN ASSESSMENT OF AWARENESS ABOUT ORGAN DONATION AMONG PUBLIC

Organ Donation Awareness: Rethinking Media Campaigns

Creating awareness about pediatric cadaver organ donation in India.

Organ transplantation is the only curative option available for many diseases resulting in irreversible organ-failure. Advanced surgical-techniques, perioperative care and immunosuppressive therapy have tremendously improved survival rates in patients undergoing transplantation. However, the primary impediment in the progress of transplantation in our country is the lack of donor organs. Ever s...

Physicians’ Belief about Organ Donation

BACKGROUND Several studies have suggested that knowledge, attitudes and determinants concerning organ donation are influenced by many factors including gender, educational level, occupation, sociodemographic status, income level, culture and religion. OBJECTIVE To highlight the awareness of cardiopulmonary and brain death (CD and BD) among the physicians and their belief about the organ donat...

Knowledge and Attitudes about Organ Donation Among Medical Students

In almost every country, the organ supply for transplantation does not match the increasing demand; health professionals may play an important role in eliminating barriers and increasing organ donation. Therefore, assessing medical students’ knowledge and attitudes regarding organ donation is important for the future organ supply. Some 409 of 508 firstand second-year medical students answered a...

Transplant Candidate Education about Living Organ Donation

Among the many disincentives to living organ donation, patient reluctance to talk about it may be among the easiest to eliminate. When transplant centers educate patients about living donation at the right time, in the right place and with the right people, patients feel more knowledgeable and talk about it. That in turn leads to more interactions with others about living donation, and more liv...