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. 2015 Aug 13;10(9):1609–1616. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02280215

Table 3.

Relationship of donors and recipients

Question Donors Recipients
For donors, who is your recipient/intended recipient? For recipients, who is your donor/intended donor? 157 53
 Parent 26 (17) 8 (15)
 Sibling/half-sibling/step-sibling 29 (18) 18 (34)
 Spouse 13 (8) 6 (11)
 Child 11 (7) 3 (6)
 Grandparent 1 (1) 0 (0)
 Second-degree relative 10 (6) 4 (8)
 Relative of spouse/partner 3 (2) 0 (0)
 Close friend 18 (11) 7 (13)
 Acquaintance (church member, colleague) 6 (4) 0 (0)
 Stranger 27 (17) 3 (6)
 Other (paired exchange, chain) 13 (8) 4 (8)
For donors, how well do you know your recipient/intended recipient? For recipients, how well do you know your donor/intended donor? 157 52
 Very well 100 (64) 44 (85)
 Moderately well 21 (13) 3 (6)
 Not well 12 (8) 1 (2)
 Not at all 24 (15) 4 (8)
For donors, what do you intend to share with your recipient/intended recipient? For recipients, what do you intend to share with your donor/intended donor? 156–160 49
 Age 137 (86) 46 (94)
 Smoking status 125 (79) 44 (90)
 Drug abuse 117 (75) 40 (82)
 Alcohol abuse 118 (75) 40 (82)
 Psychiatric disturbance 114 (72) 39 (80)
 Religion 113 (72) 41 (84)
 High-risk sex 91 (58) 39 (80)
 Sexual orientation 113 (72) 44 (90)
 Criminal record 103 (66) 41 (84)
 HIV/AIDS status Not asked 40 (82)
 Trouble taking medications/keeping appointments Not asked 40 (82)

Data are presented as n or n (%). Percentages do not always add up to 100% due to rounding.