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Assessment of knowledge and attitude toward organ donation among the Saudi population in Riyadh city
Joint Authors
al-Shuraydah, Daliyah Salih
al-Dusari, Fay Sad
al-Mahmud, Nuf
al-Anzan, Buthaynah Abd Allah
Bin Khulayf, Rawan Jamal
Bakhsh, Isra Muhammad
al-Khalaf, Abir Ali
Bin Huzim, Budur Abd Allah
Sarhan, Nurah Tariq
Salim, Lujain Muhammad
al-Fiqqi, Daliyah Sad
Sayyid, Sadiq
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 29, Issue 6 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1326-1332, 7 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of the Saudi population and students of health science colleges as well as healthcare workers in Riyadh city about organ donation (OD).
Data of this study were collected from 648 Saudi residents of Riyadh city using interviewer-administered questionnaires and online surveys.
The participants included 503 from the general population and 145 health science professionals.
The subjects included 252 males and 396 females with mean age of 27.09 ± 9 years.
Majority of the participants (60%) were aware of OD from media as the main source of information, while only 30% had knowledge about Saudi center for organ transplantation (SCOT).
It was found that 47.7% of the population agreed to donate both organs and tissue and 26% of them accepted the idea of OD to please Allah.
The most important barrier (13%) was the belief that their bodies should be kept intact after death followed by ignorance about OD.
Among health science professionals, 63% thought that everyone should be automatically registered as an organ donor while 15% believed that the donated organs could be misused.
The majority of Riyadh's population knew the concept and procedure of OD; however, there was a lack of awareness of the presence of SCOT.
Religion is not a barrier for OD in the Saudi population.
Awareness programs are urgently needed to emphasize the importance of donation as well as clarification of wrong beliefs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Shuraydah, Daliyah Salih& al-Dusari, Fay Sad& al-Mahmud, Nuf& al-Anzan, Buthaynah Abd Allah& Bin Khulayf, Rawan Jamal& Bakhsh, Isra Muhammad…[et al.]. 2018. Assessment of knowledge and attitude toward organ donation among the Saudi population in Riyadh city. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 29, no. 6, pp.1326-1332.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-896386
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Shuraydah, Daliyah Salih…[et al.]. Assessment of knowledge and attitude toward organ donation among the Saudi population in Riyadh city. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 29, no. 6 (Nov. / Dec. 2018), pp.1326-1332.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-896386
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Shuraydah, Daliyah Salih& al-Dusari, Fay Sad& al-Mahmud, Nuf& al-Anzan, Buthaynah Abd Allah& Bin Khulayf, Rawan Jamal& Bakhsh, Isra Muhammad…[et al.]. Assessment of knowledge and attitude toward organ donation among the Saudi population in Riyadh city. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2018. Vol. 29, no. 6, pp.1326-1332.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-896386
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 1331-1332
Record ID
BIM-896386