Organ donation and transplant rates vary widely across the globe, with the gap between requirements and available organs continuing to be a significant problem in many countries. This ongoing shortage has driven the creation of numerous initiatives to educate the public of the need for organ donation and to attempt to dispel urban and religious concerns over the ethics and appropriateness of or...

In many countries, adolescents can choose to register a deceased organ donation wish when they apply for a driver's license. They often receive education about deceased organ donation in order to make an informed choice. The objective of this review was to describe the effectiveness of school-based educational programs on deceased organ donation among adolescents. We reviewed any study of adole...

There is a trend of recruiting faith leaders at mosques to overcome religious barriers to organ donation, and to increase donor registration among Muslims. Commentators have suggested that Muslims are not given enough information about organ donation in religious sermons or lectures delivered at mosques. Corrective actions have been recommended, such as funding campaigns to promote organ donati...

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes, awareness, and determinants of organ donation and transplantation in Qatari population. Design: This is a cross-sectional study to determine the knowledge, attitude towards organ donation in Peninsula Arabian Gulf country. Setting: Primary Health Care (PHC) Centers and communitybased study in Qatar. Subjects: A multista...

BACKGROUND Transplantation is the treatment of choice for organ failure, but a worldwide shortage of suitable organs exists. We conducted a systematic review of qualitative studies that explored community attitudes towards living and deceased solid organ donation to inform strategies to improve organ donation rates. METHODS Medline, Embase, PsycINFO and EconLIT were searched. Qualitative stud...

BACKGROUND In-depth understanding of cultural and religious factors limiting organ donation of three ethnic populations (Malay, Chinese, and Indian) in Southeast Asia is lacking. Identification of factors limiting organ donation among these three ethnic groups will provide insights into culturally appropriate strategies to promote acceptance of organ donation in a multiethnic Asian community. ...

OBJECTIVES Transplanting is the sole therapy for the majority of organ insufficiencies, but the lack of organ donation limits transplanting. We evaluated the effect of education about "Organ Donation and Transplantation" over the false beliefs of the participants. MATERIALS AND METHODS This interventional study was performed in a military unit between January and March 2010. Data on organ don...

INTRODUCTION Corneal diseases constitute a significant cause of visual impairment and blindness in the developing world. The number of corneal transplants done is far less than required due to the lack of donor cornea. A well informed and motivated medical and paramedical staff can increase the rate of eye donation by counseling grief-stricken relatives of the deceased for eye donation. OBJEC...

PURPOSE Awareness of eye donation and willingness to pledge eyes for donation was assessed in the urban population of Hyderabad, India, where corneal blindness is a significant problem. METHODS A total of 2522 subjects of all ages, representative of the Hyderabad population, participated in the Andhra Pradesh Eye Disease Study. Subjects >15 years old were interviewed regarding awareness of ey...

BACKGROUND Requirements for organ donation after cardiac or imminent death have been introduced to address the transplantable organs shortage in the United States. Organ procurement organizations (OPOs) increasingly use the Internet for organ donation consent. METHODS An analysis of OPO Web sites available to the public for enrollment and consent for organ donation. The Web sites and consent ...