Table 2.
Effect of Education on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Brain Death and Organ Donation.
| Parameters | Above matriculation N = 287 Frequency (%) |
Up to matriculation N = 65 Frequency (%) |
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | P value (chi-square) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Know that organs can be donated by brain dead | 207 (72.1) | 37 (56.9) | 0.51 (0.29–0.89) | 0.016 |
| Understand the meaning of brain death | 139 (48.4) | 16 (24.6) | 0.35 (0.19–0.64) | 0.001 |
| Would accept organ dead from brain dead if required | 243 (84.7) | 48 (73.8) | 0.51 (0.27–0.97) | 0.037 |
| Would be interested to get registered as an organ donor | 222 (77.4) | 33 (50.8) | 0.30 (0.17–0.53) | 0.001 |
| Would be willing to donate organs after death | 245 (85.4) | 41 (63.1) | 0.29 (0.16–0.53) | 0.001 |