Knowledge and attitude toward organ donation among medical staff and outpatients at King Abdulaziz medical city, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Joint Authors
al-Tarif, Ibrahim
al-Tuwayjiri, Nurah
al-Hushan, Fai
al-Umari, Raghad
Muqaddim, Afaf
al-Ashqar, Hamad
al-Qahtani, Fajr
al-Dhbiban, Lamya
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 31, Issue 6 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1344-1350, 7 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2020-12-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Organ transplantation is still the treatment of choice for end-stage organ failure.
Despite the establishment of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT), the organ supply still does not meet the increasing demand.
This study aims to assess the knowledge of Saudis about organ donation both among the public and the medical staff and to assess the trend in the change from 1996 until now.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among Saudis above the age of 18 years.
A self-administered, 25-item, questionnaire was completed by participants inclu- ding both outpatients and medical staff at King Abdulaziz Medical City using a convenient sam- pling technique.
A total of 376 individuals answered the questionnaire; 238 (63.1%) heard about SCOT, of whom 124 (70.5%) were males.
Health-care professionals had better attitude and know- ledge on organ donation (P <0.05).
Compared to the results from 1996to 2017, there was (51.22%) to (30.4%) decrease in people who allowed their families to donate their organs; on the other hand, there was an increase in the percentage of people who had the correct knowledge that Islam supports organ donation.
Unsatisfactory levels of awareness impacted negatively on the know- ledge and attitude of the population that is showed by the minor improvements over the years, and the slight proportion of participants who owned a donor card.
Although 97.6% of the participants knew about the concept of organ donation, only 66.5% were familiar with the positive Islamic opinion.
Based on the results of the comparison with the study in 1996, we conclude that more efforts from both the governmental and religious authorities are needed to increase awareness.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Tarif, Ibrahim& al-Tuwayjiri, Nurah& al-Hushan, Fai& al-Umari, Raghad& Muqaddim, Afaf& al-Ashqar, Hamad…[et al.]. 2020. Knowledge and attitude toward organ donation among medical staff and outpatients at King Abdulaziz medical city, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 31, no. 6, pp.1344-1350.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Tarif, Ibrahim…[et al.]. Knowledge and attitude toward organ donation among medical staff and outpatients at King Abdulaziz medical city, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 31, no. 6 (Nov. / Dec. 2020), pp.1344-1350.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Tarif, Ibrahim& al-Tuwayjiri, Nurah& al-Hushan, Fai& al-Umari, Raghad& Muqaddim, Afaf& al-Ashqar, Hamad…[et al.]. Knowledge and attitude toward organ donation among medical staff and outpatients at King Abdulaziz medical city, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2020. Vol. 31, no. 6, pp.1344-1350.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1242356
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 1349-1350
Record ID
BIM-1242356