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Table 5 Attitude towards organ donation by desire to donate organs

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)

 
  1. *Statistically significant