Table 4 Attitude variables regarding Organ Donation
Attitudinal variables | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
Allowance of organ donation in religion (n = 317) | Â | Â |
-Yes | 104 | 32.8 |
-No | 100 | 31.5 |
-Don't Know | 113 | 35.6 |
Would like to donate to (n = 317) | Â | Â |
-Family | 162 | 51.1 |
- Stranger/Anyone | 139 | 43.8 |
- Friend/Colleague | 16 | 5.1 |
Most important factor for donation (n = 317) | Â | Â |
- Religion of recipient | 94 | 29.6 |
- Relationship to recipient | 29 | 9.1 |
- Age of recipient | 18 | 5.7 |
- Health status of recipient | 40 | 12.6 |
- Drug Abuse by recipient | 13 | 4.1 |
-Assurance of respectful treatment of donated organs | 87 | 27.4 |
-None of these factors | 36 | 11.3 |
Promotion of organ Donation (n = 317) | Â | Â |
-Needed | 180 | 56.8 |
-No need | 97 | 30.6 |
-Don't Know | 40 | 12.6 |
Reasons Why Organ Donation Shouldn't Be Promoted (n = 97) | Â | Â |
-Fear that organs could be wasted/mistreated | 22 | 22.6 |
-Religious beliefs | 44 | 45.4 |
-Can lead to organ trade/violation of rights | 12 | 12.4 |
-Other reasons | 19 | 19.6 |
(Postoperative pain, family refusal, detest bodily mutilation, and consider it harmful for the donor) | Â | Â |