TABLE 2.
Organ donation-related knowledge and attitudes among barrier investigation survey respondents (n = 514) by organ donation registration status
| Total, N (%) | Organ donation registration status | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered, N (%) | Not registered, N (%) | |||
| 514 (100) | 97 (19) | 417 (81) | ||
| Knowledge | ||||
| Overall score, 12 items, % correct, median (IQR) | 42 (25–58) | 50 (42–58) | 42 (25–58) | <0.0001 |
| You can save up to 8 lives by donating your organs after death | 0.001 | |||
| Correct | 296 (58) | 71 (73) | 225 (54) | |
| No one in the US dies waiting for a transplant because of not receiving an organ in time | 0.005 | |||
| Correct | 340 (66) | 76 (78) | 264 (63) | |
| The thought of my body being cut up or taken apart after I’m gone makes me feel uneasy | <0.001 | |||
| Correct | 331 (64) | 84 (87) | 247 (59) | |
| You cannot donate your organs if you have high blood pressure or diabetes | 0.006 | |||
| Correct | 182 (35) | 46 (47) | 136 (33) | |
| Attitudes toward organ donation | ||||
| Positive attitude statements | ||||
| Organ donation is a charitable and noble act | 0.16 | |||
| Agree | 482 (94) | 94 (97) | 388 (93) | |
| Organ donation can help save lives and improve quality of life | 0.82 | |||
| Agree | 474 (92) | 90 (93) | 384 (92) | |
| My family would respect my wish to donate my organs after I pass away | 0.001 | |||
| Agree | 379 (74) | 85 (88) | 294 (71) | |
| Donating a body part would enable part of myself to remain alive after I am gone | 0.008 | |||
| Agree | 355 (65) | 52 (54) | 283 (68) | |
| Negative attitude statements | ||||
| My family would object if I registered as an organ donor | 0.002 | |||
| Agree | 216 (42) | 27 (28) | 189 (45) | |
| Organ donation leaves the body disfigured and incomplete | 0.006 | |||
| Agree | 218 (42) | 29 (30) | 189 (45) | |
| It is important for the body to be remained complete and buried intact | <0.0001 | |||
| Agree | 202 (39) | 21 (22) | 181 (43) | |
| The thought of my body being cut up or taken apart after I’m gone makes me feel uneasy | <0.0001 | |||
| Agree | 205 (40) | 74 (76) | 235 (56) | |
| It is uncomfortable to think or talk about organ donation | 0.03 | |||
| Agree | 158 (31) | 21 (22) | 137 (33) | |
| Attitudes toward registration | ||||
| Registering will make me proud | 0.004 | |||
| Yes | 413 (80) | 88 (91) | 325 (78) | |
| Registering will make me uncomfortable | <0.0001 | |||
| Yes | 121 (23) | 8 (8) | 113 (27) | |
| Altruism | ||||
| If I could save someone’s life, I would do everything possible | 0.03 | |||
| Agree | 456 (89) | 92 (95) | 364 (87) | |
| Religion/spiritual | ||||
| Religion is an important part of my life | 0.002 | |||
| Agree | 270 (53) | 65 (67) | 205 (49) | |
| God/spirituality is an important part of my life | 0.02 | |||
| Agree | 279 (54) | 63 (65) | 216 (52) | |
| It is wrong to donate our organs because we should maintain our entire bodies, which our parents have given us | 0.38 | |||
| Agree | 107 (21) | 17 (18) | 90 (22) | |
| After a person passed away his/her spirits will watch over the descendants; therefore, it would be very disrespectful to damage the body by donating organs | 0.31 | |||
| Agree | 98 (19) | 15 (16) | 83 (20) | |
IQR, interquartile range.