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. 2020 May 6;8(9):1620–1631. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i9.1620

Table 2.

Organ donation information of 2350 Islamic religious officials

n %
Have you donated your organs?
Yes 6 0.3
No 2344 99.7
Are you willing to donate your organs in future?
Yes 111 4.7
No 1767 75.4
Undecided 235 10.0
No idea/no sure 231 9.8
Do you know how to donate your organs?
Yes 629 33.5
No 963 41
Partially 758 32.3
What are your reasons to refuse organ donation?
Familial and social causes 184 7.8
Body integrity can deteriorated after death 182 7.7
Health problems 30 1.3
Religious beliefs 516 22.0
Distrust against health institutions 94 4.0
My organs might get into the hands of the mafia 68 2.9
News in media (social, internet, verbal, written) 50 2.1
I have many fears 41 1.7
I have never considered organ donation 199 8.5
No enough knowledge about organ donation 214 9.1
No specific reason 1064 45.4
Do you have adequate informations about organ donation?
Yes 788 33.5
No 1562 66.5
What are your main sources of informations on organ donation?
Television programs 248 31.5
Daily newspaper 115 14.6
Internet platform 169 21.5
Radio broadcasts 15 1.9
Books/magazines 50 6.4
Healthcare professionals 159 20.2
Social media (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter etc.) 69 8.8
Family/relatives/friends 73 9,3
During education 96 12.2
In-service training/courses 263 33.5
Conference, seminar, meeting 41 5.2
Would you like to get information about organ donation?
Yes 857 36.5
No 909 38.7
No need/enough idea 421 17.9
No idea/no sure 163 6.9
Which is the most ideal type of organ transplantation?
Living donor 854 36.3
Deceased donor 976 41.5
No idea/no sure 520 22.1