Table 4.
Distribution of attitudes items regarding organ donation and gender differences.
| Variables | Overall | Male | Female | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| I think of organ donation as an unpleasant sacrifice. | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 147 (24.83) | 95 (25.82) | 52 (23.21) | 0.252* |
| Disagree | 202 (34.12) | 121 (32.88) | 81 (36.16) | |
| Neutral | 191 (32.26) | 114 (30.98) | 77 (34.38) | |
| Agree | 42 (7.09) | 29 (7.88) | 13 (5.8) | |
| Strongly agree | 10 (1.69) | 9 (2.45) | 1 (0.45) | |
| I think that the body will be disfigured when the organs are removed. | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 110 (18.58) | 74 (20.11) | 36 (16.07) | 0.185* |
| Disagree | 254 (42.91) | 150 (40.76) | 104 (46.43) | |
| Neutral | 177 (29.9) | 109 (29.62) | 68 (30.36) | |
| Agree | 40 (6.76) | 25 (6.79) | 15 (6.7) | |
| Strongly agree | 11 (1.86) | 10 (2.72) | 1 (0.45) | |
| I think donating an organ can cause harmful effects/complications. | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 76 (12.84) | 56 (15.22) | 20 (8.93) | 0.095* |
| Disagree | 189 (31.93) | 116 (31.52) | 73 (32.59) | |
| Neutral | 192 (32.43) | 115 (31.25) | 77 (34.38) | |
| Agree | 120 (20.27) | 69 (18.75) | 51 (22.77) | |
| Strongly agree | 15 (2.53) | 12 (3.26) | 3 (1.34) | |
| My family would object if I were to donate my organs. | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 65 (10.98) | 49 (13.32) | 16 (7.14) | 0.006 |
| Disagree | 91 (15.37) | 66 (17.93) | 25 (11.16) | |
| Neutral | 179 (30.24) | 98 (26.63) | 81 (36.16) | |
| Agree | 206 (34.8) | 121 (32.88) | 85 (37.95) | |
| Strongly agree | 51 (8.61) | 34 (9.24) | 17 (7.59) | |
| I find it important that my body goes untouched into the grave. | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 91 (15.37) | 65 (17.66) | 26 (11.61) | 0.121 |
| Disagree | 167 (28.21) | 104 (28.26) | 63 (28.13) | |
| Neutral | 206 (34.8) | 126 (34.24) | 80 (35.71) | |
| Agree | 97 (16.39) | 59 (16.03) | 38 (16.96) | |
| Strongly agree | 31 (5.24) | 14 (3.8) | 17 (7.59) | |
| I will allow organ donation from my family after Brain's death. | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 83 (14.02) | 60 (16.3) | 23 (10.27) | 0.291 |
| Disagree | 105 (17.74) | 66 (17.93) | 39 (17.41) | |
| Neutral | 256 (43.24) | 153 (41.58) | 103 (45.98) | |
| Agree | 127 (21.45) | 75 (20.38) | 52 (23.21) | |
| Strongly agree | 21 (3.55) | 14 (3.8) | 7 (3.13) | |
| I think more people should know about organ donation and transplantation. | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 91 (15.37) | 65 (17.66) | 26 (11.61) | 0.322 |
| Disagree | 49 (8.28) | 32 (8.7) | 17 (7.59) | |
| Neutral | 117 (19.76) | 72 (19.57) | 45 (20.09) | |
| Agree | 219 (36.99) | 131 (35.6) | 88 (39.29) | |
| Strongly agree | 116 (19.59) | 68 (18.48) | 48 (21.43) | |
| It should be possible to motivate donors or relatives of potential donors with compensation, to make them donate organs. | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 73 (12.33) | 56 (15.22) | 17 (7.59) | 0.002 |
| Disagree | 82 (13.85) | 61 (16.58) | 21 (9.38) | |
| Neutral | 207 (34.97) | 123 (33.42) | 84 (37.5) | |
| Agree | 194 (32.77) | 106 (28.8) | 88 (39.29) | |
| Strongly agree | 36 (6.08) | 22 (5.98) | 14 (6.25) | |
| I feel that organ donation should be made compulsory by law. | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 124 (20.95) | 90 (24.46) | 34 (15.18) | 0.005 |
| Disagree | 157 (26.52) | 107 (29.08) | 50 (22.32) | |
| Neutral | 222 (37.5) | 122 (33.15) | 100 (44.64) | |
| Agree | 67 (11.32) | 37 (10.05) | 30 (13.39) | |
| Strongly agree | 22 (3.72) | 12 (3.26) | 10 (4.46) | |
| The health service related to organ donation in Bangladesh is ineffective. | ||||
| Strongly disagree | 58 (9.8) | 44 (11.96) | 14 (6.25) | 0.016 |
| Disagree | 83 (14.02) | 61 (16.58) | 22 (9.82) | |
| Neutral | 193 (32.6) | 114 (30.98) | 79 (35.27) | |
| Agree | 215 (36.32) | 125 (33.97) | 90 (40.18) | |
| Strongly agree | 43 (7.26) | 24 (6.52) | 19 (8.48) | |
*
Fisher's exact test.