Table 4 Attitude towards organ donation by brain death knowledge
From: Attitudes towards organ donation in Syria: a cross-sectional study
Brain death knowledge score ≤2 N (%) | Brain death knowledge score 3≥ N (%) | Total N (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | 176(60) | 116(40) | 292 | |
Age, years (mean ∓ SD) | 42 ∓ 15 | 41 ∓ 15 | 0.55 | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 58 (33) | 44 (38) | 102 (35) | 0.38 |
Female | 118 (67) | 72 (62) | 190 (65) | |
Residency | ||||
Urban | 130 (74) | 90 (78) | 220 (76) | 0.44 |
Rural | 45 (26) | 25 (22) | 70 (24) | |
Education | ||||
Illiterate/less than high school | 119 (69) | 51 (44) | 70 (59) | < .0001* |
High school or higher | 53 (31) | 64 (66) | 117 (41) | |
Current job | ||||
Does not work | 99 (62) | 55 (53) | 154 (59) | 0.13 |
Works | 60 (83) | 49 (47) | 109 (41) | |
Marital status | ||||
Not married | 44 (25) | 37 (32) | 81 (28) | 0.18 |
Married | 132 (75) | 78 (68) | 210 (72) | |
Chronic diseases | ||||
Not treated | 113 (69) | 81 (70) | 194 (70) | 0.84 |
Absent or treated | 50 (31) | 34 (30) | 84 (30) | |
What is your attitude toward organ donation? | ||||
Agree | 96 (55) | 74 (64) | 170 (58) | 0.02* |
Disagree | 43 (24) | 32 (28) | 75 (26) | |
Do not know | 37 (21) | 10 (9) | 47 (16) | |
Would you like to donate an organ or more one day? | ||||
Yes | 113 (65) | 66 (57) | 179 (62) | 0.17 |
No | 60 (35) | 49 (43) | 109 (38) | |
When would you prefer to donate your organs? | ||||
Only during life | 31 (22) | 18 (21) | 49 (21) | 0.78 |
Only after death | 70 (49) | 46 (53) | 116 (51) | |
Any time | 42 (29) | 22 (26) | 64 (28) | |
Would you agree to donate organs of a family member after their death? | ||||
Yes | 86 (50) | 59 (51) | 145 (50) | 0.89 |
No | 86 (50) | 57 (49) | 143 (50) | |
Would you agree to donate organs of a family member in cases of brain death? | ||||
Yes | 55 (32) | 42 (37) | 97 (34) | 0.43 |
No | 115 (68) | 72 (63) | 187 (66) | |
Would you encourage organ donation? | ||||
Yes | 111 (64) | 81 (70) | 192 (66) | 0.32 |
No | 62 (36) | 35 (30) | 97 (34) | |
Are you aware of the laws and legislations related to organ donation, brain death and organ transplantation in Syria? | ||||
Yes | 18 (10) | 17 (15) | 35 (12) | 0.25 |
No | 156 (90) | 97 (85) | 253 (88) | |
If religion and law were encouraging organ donation, would you do it? | ||||
Yes | 127 (73) | 91 (80) | 218 (76) | 0.21 |
No | 46 (27) | 23(20) | 69(24) |