BACKGROUND Organ transplantation program in developing countries is still significantly dwarfed. Health workers are undeniably important in the success of transplantation. OBJECTIVE To assess the knowledge and attitude of health workers toward organ donation in South-West Nigeria with a view to explaining reasons for these shortcomings. METHODS In a cross-sectional study conducted on 850 he...

BACKGROUND Religion-rooted beliefs and values are often cited as barriers to organ donation among Muslims. Yet how Islamic religiosity relates to organ donation attitude among Muslims is less studied. METHODS Using a community based participatory research approach, we recruited adults from mosque communities to self-administer a questionnaire assessing levels of Islamic religiosity, attitude ...

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...

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...

French law allows organ donation after death due to cardiocirculatory arrest. In the Maastricht classification, type III non-heart-beating donors are those who experience cardiocirculatory arrest after the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments. French authorities in charge of regulating organ donation (Agence de la Biomédecine, ABM) are considering organ collection from Maastricht type III d...

OBJECTIVE To review the factors involved in determining the availability of solid organs for transplantation in Hong Kong and to identify methods that have been used in other countries to increase organ donation rates. DATA SOURCES Medline and non-Medline search of the relevant English literature, local data, and personal experience. STUDY SELECTION Articles describing approaches to solid o...