From: Attitudes towards organ donation in Syria: a cross-sectional study
Desire N (%) | No desire N (%) | Total N (%) | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | 183 (62) | 112 (38) | 295 | |
Age, years (mean ∓) | 43 ± 15 | 40 ± 14 | 0.13 | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 63 (34) | 39 (35) | 102 (35) | 0.94 |
Female | 120 (66) | 73 (65) | 193 (65) | |
Residency | ||||
Urban | 143 (78) | 81 (74) | 224 (76) | 0.38 |
Rural | 40 (22) | 29 (26) | 69 (24) | |
Education | ||||
Illiterate or less than high school | 112 (62) | 61 (55) | 173 (59) | 0.24 |
High school or higher | 69 (38) | 50 (45) | 119 (41) | |
Current job | ||||
Does not work | 99 (61) | 57 (55) | 156 (59) | 0.35 |
Works | 63 (39) | 46 (45) | 109 (41) | |
Marital status | ||||
Not married | 53 (29) | 30 (27) | 83 (28) | 0.72 |
Married | 130 (71) | 81 (73) | 211 (72) | |
Chronic diseases | ||||
Not treated | 114 (66) | 83 (75) | 197 (70) | 0.10 |
Absent or treated | 58 (34) | 27 (25) | 85 (30) | |
Have you ever heard of organ donation? | ||||
Yes | 152 (83) | 90 (80) | 242 (82) | 0.56 |
No | 31 (17) | 22 (20) | 53 (18) | |
Brain death knowledge score | ||||
Brain death knowledge score ≤ 2 | 113 (63) | 60 (55) | 173 (60) | 0.17 |
Brain death knowledge score ≥ 3 | 66 (37) | 49 (45) | 115 (40) | |
When would you prefer to donate your organs? | ||||
Only during life | 41 (23) | 8 (15) | 49 (21) | < .0001* |
Only after death | 76 (42) | 39 (75) | 115 (50) | |
Any time | 63 (35) | 5 (10) | 68 (29) | |
Would you agree to donate organs of a family member after their death? | ||||
Yes | 120 (66) | 28 (25) | 148 (51) | < .0001* |
No | 61 (34) | 83 (75) | 144 (49) | |
Would you agree to donate organs of a family member in cases of brain death? | ||||
Yes | 87 (48) | 14 (13) | 101 (35) | < .0001* |
No | 94 (52) | 93 (87) | 187 (65) | |
Would you encourage organ donation? | ||||
Yes | 157 (86) | 38 (35) | 195 (67) | < .0001* |
No | 26 (14) | 71 (65) | 97 (33) | |
Who would you want to donate your organs to? | ||||
Only for relatives | 48 (26) | 46 (56) | 94 (36) | < .0001* |
Only for strangers | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | |
To anyone | 132 (73) | 36 (44) | 168 (64) | |
Are you aware of the laws and legislations related to organ donation, brain death and organ transplantation in Syria? | ||||
Yes | 23 (13) | 14 (13) | 37 (13) | 1.00 |
No | 158 (87) | 96 (87) | 254 (87) | |
If religion and law were encouraging organ donation, would you do it? | ||||
Yes | 167 (91) | 54 (50) | 221 (76) | < .0001* |
No | 16 (9) | 53 (50) | 69 (24) |