Table 2.
Characteristics of study participants by knowledge score about deceased organ donation and transplantation.
| Total (n=1190) | Knowledge score | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest tertile (n=512) | Middle tertile (n=428) | Highest tertile (n=250) | |||
| Knowledge score, median (IQR), range | 14 (12–15), 5–20 | 12 (11–13), 5–13 | 14 (14–15), 14–15 | 16 (16–17), 16–20 | <0.001 |
| Age, median (IQR), range, years | 35 (28–45), 20–71 | 34 (26–43), 20–61 | 35 (28–46), 21–67 | 39 (29–47), 22–71 | <0.001 |
| Female sex, n (%) | 842 (70.8) | 334 (65.2) | 319 (74.5) | 189 (75.6) | 0.001 |
| Life style, living with family, n (%) | 821 (69.0) | 346 (67.6) | 303 (70.8) | 172 (68.8) | 0.57 |
| Marital status, married, n (%) | 683 (57.4) | 290 (56.6) | 248 (57.9) | 145 (58.0) | 0.90 |
| Current health status, visiting physicians for chronic disease, n (%) | 242 (20.3) | 105 (20.5) | 77 (18.0) | 60 (24.0) | 0.17 |
| History of obtaining information or knowledge about organ transplantation, n (%) | 1033 (86.8) | 427 (83.4) | 377 (88.1) | 229 (91.6) | 0.004 |
| Source of information or knowledge*, n (%) | |||||
| Television | 827 (69.5) | 362 (70.7) | 290 (67.8) | 175 (70.0) | 0.61 |
| Work place (hospital) | 560 (47.1) | 214 (41.8) | 201 (47.0) | 145 (58.0) | <0.001 |
| Newspapers | 535 (45.0) | 227 (44.3) | 196 (45.8) | 112 (44.8) | 0.90 |
| Medical education | 334 (28.1) | 127 (24.8) | 136 (31.8) | 71 (28.4) | 0.06 |
| Internet | 222 (18.7) | 102 (19.9) | 77 (18.0) | 43 (17.2) | 0.60 |
| High school education | 96 (8.1) | 47 (9.2) | 33 (7.7) | 16 (6.4) | 0.39 |
| Social networking service | 19 (1.6) | 9 (1.8) | 7 (1.6) | 3 (1.2) | 0.84 |
| Occupation, n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| Physicians | 51 (4.3) | 12 (2.3) | 19 (4.4) | 20 (8.0) | |
| Nurses | 602 (50.6) | 229 (44.7) | 231 (54.0) | 142 (56.8) | |
| Health nurses | 26 (2.2) | 9 (1.8) | 10 (2.3) | 7 (2.8) | |
| Obstetric nurses | 23 (1.9) | 10 (2.0) | 6 (1.4) | 7 (2.8) | |
| Pharmacists | 20 (1.7) | 5 (1.0) | 11 (2.6) | 4 (1.6) | |
| Clinical laboratory technicians | 67 (5.6) | 25 (4.9) | 27 (6.3) | 15 (6.0) | |
| Clinical radiologists | 18 (1.5) | 7 (1.4) | 8 (1.9) | 3 (1.2) | |
| Clinical engineers | 21 (1.8) | 7 (1.4) | 7 (1.6) | 7 (2.8) | |
| Occupational therapists | 23 (1.9) | 11 (2.2) | 10 (2.3) | 2 (0.8) | |
| Physical therapists | 37 (3.1) | 12 (2.3) | 21 (4.9) | 4 (1.6) | |
| Nutritionists | 16 (1.3) | 9 (1.8) | 5 (1.2) | 2 (0.8) | |
| Care workers | 62 (5.2) | 31 (6.1) | 19 (4.4) | 12 (4.8) | |
| Other medical staff | 42 (3.5) | 19 (3.7) | 16 (3.7) | 7 (2.8) | |
| Non-medical staff | 182 (15.3) | 126 (24.6) | 38 (8.9) | 18 (7.2) | |
| Work experience in organ transplantation, n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| Medical staff who has never been engaged in organ transplantation | 768 (64.5) | 310 (60.6) | 300 (70.1) | 158 (63.2) | |
| Medical staff who has been engaged in organ transplantation | 240 (20.2) | 76 (14.8) | 90 (21.0) | 74 (29.6) | |
| Family discussion about deceased organ donation, n (%) | 505 (42.4) | 184 (35.9) | 198 (46.3) | 123 (49.2) | <0.001 |
*
The sum of the percentages exceeds 100 because selection of more than one source of information or knowledge was permissible.
IQR – interquartile range.