Predictors of public attitude toward living organ donation in Kano, Northern Nigeria

المؤلفون المشاركون

Iliyasu, Zubairu
Abu Bakr, Isa S.
Lawan, Umar M.
Abu Bakr, Mustafa
Adamu, Bappa

المصدر

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation

العدد

المجلد 25، العدد 1 (28 فبراير/شباط 2014)، ص ص. 196-205، 10ص.

الناشر

المركز السعودي لزراعة الأعضاء

تاريخ النشر

2014-02-28

دولة النشر

السعودية

عدد الصفحات

10

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري

الموضوعات

الملخص EN

Organ shortage is a major public health challenge for transplant programs globally.

The sustenance of such programs as an effective therapy for end-stage organ failure (ESOF) requires an exploration of public awareness and willingness to donate organs.

This is imperative, especially in developing countries where ESOF is highly prevalent.

We studied the awareness and predictors of public attitude toward organ donation in Kano city in northern Nigeria.

Using interviewer-administered questionnaires, we assessed the awareness and willingness to donate solid organs among 400 adults in the Kano metropolis.

Three hundred and five of the 383 respondents (79.6%) reported that they had heard about organ donation.

There was a significant variation of awareness by education and ethnicity (P <0.05).

Most respondents, 303 (79.1%), were willing to donate an organ.

Gender [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.13; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.40–4.95], educational attainment (AOR = 2.55; 95% CI: 1.35–5.88), marital status (AOR = 4.5; 95% CI: 2.97–9.1), religion (AOR = 3.40; 95% CI: 1.43–8.10) and ethnicity (AOR = 2.36; 95% CI 1.04–5.35) were significant predictors of willingness to donate an organ.

Preferred organ recipients were parents (48.9%), children (21.3%), spouses (14.6%) and other relatives (13.4%).

Reasons for willingness to donate organs included religion (51.2%), moral obligation (21.4%) and compassion (11.9%), among others.

However, there was widespread ignorance of religious precepts concerning organ donation.

The high level of awareness and willingness to donate organs in this society could be further enhanced by intensive information, education and communication strategies providing clear messages on societal benefits, religious aspects and bioethical guidance regarding organ donation.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Iliyasu, Zubairu& Abu Bakr, Isa S.& Lawan, Umar M.& Abu Bakr, Mustafa& Adamu, Bappa. 2014. Predictors of public attitude toward living organ donation in Kano, Northern Nigeria. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 25, no. 1, pp.196-205.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-357190

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Iliyasu, Zubairu…[et al.]. Predictors of public attitude toward living organ donation in Kano, Northern Nigeria. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 25, no. 1 (Jan. / Feb. 2014), pp.196-205.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-357190

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Iliyasu, Zubairu& Abu Bakr, Isa S.& Lawan, Umar M.& Abu Bakr, Mustafa& Adamu, Bappa. Predictors of public attitude toward living organ donation in Kano, Northern Nigeria. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2014. Vol. 25, no. 1, pp.196-205.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-357190

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references : p. 204-205

رقم السجل

BIM-357190