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. 2016 Feb 1;7(1):19–26.

Table 2.

Factors affecting willingness of health care workers to donate organ

Factor Willingness to donate
p value
Yes, n(%) No, n(%)
Gender
   Male 14 (22) 50 (78) 0.160
   Female 197 (30.3) 454 (69.7)
Marital status
   Single 29 (28.2) 74 (71.8) 0.740
   Married 182 (29.7) 430 (70.3)
Level of education
   Up to secondary school 20 (40) 30 (60) 0.090
   Diploma and above 191 (28.7) 474 (71.3)
Religion allows organ donation?
   No 42 (16.0) 220 (84.0) <0.001
   Yes 169 (37.3) 284 (62.7)
Monthly income
   Medium 56 (27.1) 151 (72.9) 0.350
   High 155 (30.5) 353 (69.5)
Signing of organ donation card?
   No 101 (22.2) 353 (77.8) <0.001
   Yes 110 (42.1) 151 (57.9)
Discussing organ donation?
   No 42 (19.3) 176 (80.7) <0.001
   Yes 169 (34) 328 (66.0)
Knowing anyone who had donated organ?
   No 192 (27.7) 501 (72.3) <0.001
   Yes 19 (86) 3 (14)
Knowing somebody waiting for transplantation?
   No 205 (28.9) 504 (71.1) 0.001
   Yes 6 (100) 0 (0)
Knowledge of organ donation score
   Good 26 (20.8) 405 (68.6) 0.019
   Fair 185 (31.4) 99 (79.2)