期刊名称：International Journal of Innovations in Medical Education and Research
出版年度：2016
卷号：2
期号：1
页码：55-59
语种：English
出版社：International Medical Journal Management and Indexing System
摘要：Background: In recent years, there have been steady increases with each passing year in the total number of organ transplantation as the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage organ disease. Objectives: To determine the level of awareness and perception in the adult patients of the city of Abha regarding organ donation. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out between September and November, 2015 and it included a representative sample of patients who attended Al-aziziah and Shamsan primary health-care centers located in the central region of Abha City. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on demographic characteristics, awareness, perception, and beliefs related to organ donation. Results: The study included 378 adult patients aged between 22 and 58 years with a mean of 36.2 ± 6.9 years. Men represent 51.8% of the total participants. Most of the respondents (76.4%) had no information regarding organ donation whereas among those who reported having information, their most common source of information was TV (20.2%) followed by friends/relatives (3.0%) whereas Internet had the lowest role (0.4%). Only 16.9% of them were aware of the fact that for living donation, donors should give consent and only 18.8% recognized correctly the organs that could be donated. Majority of them (82%) reported that organ donation is done to save someone's life, 77.2% reported that fear of side effects could attribute to organ donation, and 71.7% thought that there is a need for effective laws to govern the process of organ donation. Less than half of the respondents (43.7%) agreed that organ donation should be promoted. Only 17.5% of the participants definitely wanted to donate organs irrespective of circumstances. Conclusion: There is an apparent lack of awareness and also a negative attitude toward organ donation among the general public of Abha City, Saudi Arabia. Although they believe that there is a need for effective laws to govern the process of organ donation and that organ donation should be promoted, they lack a means to express this interest. There is an urgent need to increase awareness about organ donation among this population in our country.
关键词：Organ donation; outpatients; awareness; perception; Saudi Arabia
