Table 5.
Concerns and Reservations of Donation | Freq (%) |
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Concerns of Donation (multiple responses) | |
I do not have enough information about organ donation | 49 (50.5) |
I do not like the thought of people taking out my body parts | 18 (18.6) |
I think my body would be grossly disfigured when taken out | 19 (19.6) |
I want all my body parts to be intact during my funeral | 14 (14.4) |
It is against my religious belief | 13 (13.4) |
It is a taboo in my culture | 11 (11) |
I am uncomfortable with this topic and don’t want to discuss it | 11 (11) |
Reservations | |
I do not trust the Ghana Health system | 34 (36.6) |
I’m afraid my body parts would be used for rituals | 7 (7.5) |
I’m afraid my body parts may be sold for profit | 6 (6.5) |
I’m afraid Doctors may not do much to my life when I’m sick because they want my body parts | 6 (6.5) |
My family will not agree | 17 (18.3) |
I have no reservation | 22 (23.7) |
When can one donate body parts? | |
Whilst Alive | 36 (40.4) |
After Death | 7 (7.9) |
Both | 40 (44.9) |
Do not know | 6 (6.7) |
Is Organ and Corneal Donation Urgent in Ghana? | |
Yes | 62 (76.5) |
No | 19 (23.5) |
Freq Frequency of respondents, % Percentage of respondents, Reservations Reservations toward donation