Table 5.
Viewpoints of religious officials on organ donation by age groups
| 18-34 (%) | 35-44 (%) | 45-54 (%) | ≥ 55 (%) | P value | |
| Do you know how to donate your organs? | |||||
| Yes | 243 (35.0) | 247 (33.9) | 118 (17.4) | 21 (8.5) | < 0.001a |
| No | 244 (35.1) | 293 (40.2) | 299 (44.0) | 127 (51.6) | |
| Partially | 208 (27.4) | 189 (25.9) | 263 (38.7) | 98 (39.8) | |
| Do you have adequate informations about organ donation? | |||||
| Yes | 284 (40.9) | 283 (38.8) | 187 (27.5) | 34 (13.8) | < 0.001 |
| No | 411 (59.1) | 446 (61.2) | 493 (72.5) | 212 (86.2) | |
| Are you willing to donate your organs in future? | |||||
| Yes | 32 (4.6) | 48 (6.6) | 26 (3.8) | 5 (2.0) | 0.101 |
| No | 526 (75.7) | 538 (74.1) | 516 (76.1) | 187 (76.3) | |
| Undecided | 70 (10.1) | 62 (8.5) | 73 (10.8) | 30 (12.2) | |
| No idea/no sure | 67 (9.6) | 78 (10.7) | 63 (9.3) | 23 (9.4) | |
| Would you like to get information about organ donation? | |||||
| Yes | 217 (31.2) | 251 (34.4) | 275 (40.4) | 114 (46.3) | < 0.001b |
| No | 274 (39.4) | 280 (38.4) | 259 (38.1) | 96 (39.0) | |
| No need/enough idea | 153 (22.0) | 146 (20.0) | 98 (14.4) | 24 (9.8) | |
| No idea/no sure | 51 (7.3) | 52 (7.1) | 48 (7.1) | 12 (4.9) | |
| Do you believe organ donation as a necessary for humanity? | |||||
| Yes | 582 (83.7) | 606 (83.1) | 570 (83.8) | 209 (85.0) | 0.994 |
| No | 63 (9.1) | 69 (9.5) | 61 (9.0) | 19 (7.7) | |
| No idea/no sure | 50 (7.2) | 54 (7.4) | 49 (7.2) | 18 (7.3) | |
| Would you accept organ transplantation if it is necessary? | |||||
| Yes | 564 (81.2) | 606 (83.1) | 542 (79.7) | 205 (83.3) | 0.385 |
| No | 60 (8.6) | 62 (8.5) | 55 (8.1) | 18 (7.3) | |
| No idea/no sure | 71 (10.2) | 61 (8.4) | 83 (12.2) | 23 (9.3) | |
| Are you exposed to questions about organ donation? | |||||
| Yes | 272 (39.1) | 310 (42.5) | 285 (41.9) | 94 (38.2) | 0.354 |
| No | 185 (26.6) | 198 (27.2) | 176 (25.9) | 58 (23.6) | |
| Rarely | 238 (34.2) | 221 (30.3) | 219 (32.2) | 94 (38.2) | |
| Did you preach or sermon about organ donation? | |||||
| Yes | 360 (51.8) | 432 (59.3) | 379 (55.7) | 122 (49.6) | 0.024c |
| No | 219 (31.5) | 186 (25.5) | 189 (27.8) | 88 (35.8) | |
| I don't remember | 116 (16.7) | 111 (15.2) | 112 (16.5) | 36 (14.6) | |
a
45-54 and ≥ 55 groups were different from other groups.
b
45-54 and ≥ 55 groups were different from other groups.
c
35-44 group was different from other groups.