Table 4.
Beliefs about living donation and live-donor kidney transplantation
| Belief statement | Transplant type | Strongly disagree (%) |
Disagree (%) | Agree (%) |
Strongly agree (%) |
Don't know (%) |
χ2 p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is ethically acceptable to take a kidney from a healthy person. | L | 4.8 | 4.8 | 61.9 | 28.6 | 0 | 0.56 |
| D | 0 | 5.9 | 47.1 | 47.1 | 0 | ||
| Donors often agree to donate due to feelings of guilt or family pressure. | L | 14.3 | 38.1 | 14.3 | 4.8 | 28.6 | 0.61 |
| D | 0 | 47.1 | 17.7 | 5.9 | 29.4 | ||
| Donating a kidney is a rewarding experience for the live donors. | L | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 23.8 | 9.5 | 0.49 |
| D | 0 | 0 | 58.8 | 17.7 | 23.5 | ||
| Donating a kidney to someone requires an extremely close personal relationship. | L | 4.8 | 61.9 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 4.8 | 0.50 |
| D | 5.9 | 35.3 | 23.5 | 17.7 | 17.7 | ||
| A live donor kidney transplant may strengthen the relationships between the donor and recipient. | L | 4.8 | 4.8 | 76.2 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.03 |
| D | 5.9 | 11.8 | 41.2 | 5.9 | 35.3 | ||
| Approaching a potential donor who then says no will change the relationships between the two people. | L | 9.5 | 23.8 | 33.3 | 4.8 | 28.6 | 0.21 |
| D | 5.9 | 58.8 | 11.8 | 0 | 23.5 | ||
| Asking someone to donate makes the recipient seem selfish or greedy. | L | 0 | 45.0 | 25.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 0.40 |
| D | 0 | 35.3 | 35.3 | 5.9 | 23.5 | ||
| It is acceptable for a parent to receive a kidney from his/her child (over 18 years old). | L | 0 | 4.8 | 81.0 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 0.25 |
| D | 5.9 | 11.8 | 47.1 | 17.7 | 17.7 | ||
| Decisions about donation should be made by the donor alone. The recipient should not ask for a kidney. | L | 4.8 | 28.6 | 33.3 | 28.6 | 4.8 | 0.54 |
| D | 0 | 29.4 | 47.1 | 11.8 | 11.8 | ||
| Since the donor operation is not risk free, someone who needs a kidney transplant should wait for a kidney from someone who has died. | L | 23.8 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 0.15 |
| D | 5.9 | 58.8 | 0 | 5.9 | 29.4 |
Bold indicates p value <0.05.
D, deceased-donor; L, live-donor.