Table 2.
Kidney organ donation knowledge, attitudes and concerns by health science student category (* P<0.05, ** P<0.001)
| Questionnaire domains / items | Nursing students' positive responses n (%) |
Medical students' positive responses n (%) |
Medical Laboratory students' positive responses n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | |||
| 1. Are you registered on the national organ donor register and do you carry a donor card? | 4/111 (3.6%) | 9/104 (8.7%) | 5/156 (3.2%) |
| 2. Did you know it was possible to leave kidneys for transplant after death? | 88/111(79.3%) | 92/104 (88.5%) | 130/156 (83.3%) |
| 3. Do you feel well informed about registering as a kidney donor? | 12/111 (10.8%) | 13/102 (12.7%) | 16/155 (39%) |
| 4. Do you know anyone who has received or is waiting to receive a kidney? | 18 /111 (16.2%) | 20/104 (19.2%) | 24/155 (15.5%) |
| General attitudes | |||
| 5. Have you ever thought about donating kidneys after death? | 67/111 (60.4%) | 76/104 (73.1%) | 99/156 (63.5%) |
| 6. Would you be willing to register as kidney donor and donate kidneys for transplant after death? | 58/108(53.7%) | 61/104 (58.7%) | 90/153 (58.8%) |
| 7. Have you ever discussed donating kidneys with partner, family member or friend? | 42/111(37.8%) | 43/104 (41.3%) | 61/156 (39.1%) |
| 8. Would you be willing to register as a donor if it was not necessary to carry a donor card? | 34/110 (30.9%)* | 52/103 (50.5%) | 64/154 (41.6%) |
| 9. Would you oppose a system that made it lawful to take kidneys from an adult who has just died unless that person had forbidden it while he was alive? | 62/110 (56.4%) | 48/104 (46.2%) | 84/155 (54.2%) |
| Specific concerns | |||
| 10. If a kidney donor, would you mind who received your kidneys after your death? | 45/111 (40.5%)* | 22/104 (21.2%) | 43/156 (27.6%) |
| 11. Do you agree that it is important to know that someone else is given a chance of life after donor's death? | 108/111 (97.3%) | 96/104 (92.3%) | 145/155 (93.5%) |
| 12. Are you confident that medical teams will try as hard to save the life of a person who has agreed to donate organs? | 52/111 (46.8%) | 53/103 (51.5%) | 64/153 (41.8%) |
| 13. Are you worried about your kidneys being removed after death? | 34/110 (30.9%) | 25/103 (24.3%) | 35/156 (22.4%) |
| 14. Do you worry that donated organs might be used without consent for other purposes like medical research? | 92/110 (83.6%) ** | 56/104 (53.8%) | 111/156 (71.2%) |
| 15. Do you find organ donation unacceptable because of religious beliefs? | 22/111 (19.8%) | 19/104 (18.3%) | 42/155 (27.1%) |
| 16. Do you think that registering to be a donor is like tempting death? | 34/109 (31.2%)* | 16/103 (15.5%) | 37/155 (23.9%) |
| 17. Do you think that carrying a donor card is like tempting death? | 37/110 (33.6%) | 23/104 (22.1%) | 45/156 (28.8%) |
| 18. Do you agree that donating organs when you die is a good thing to do? | 108/111 (97.3%) | 103/104 (99%) | 153/156 (98.1%) |
| 19. Do you think that an intact body is needed after death? | 28/110 (25.5%)* | 14/104 (13.5%) | 39/156 (25%) |
| 20. Would you consider becoming a live donor if a young child required a kidney? | 96/110 (87.3 %) | 88/104 (84.6%) | 133/153 (86.9%) |
| 21. Would you consider becoming a live donor if an adult required a kidney? | 82/108 (75.9%) | 84/104 (80.8%) | 114/154 (74%) |