Table 2.
Participant’s perception towards barriers to kidney transplant among participants unwilling to accept kidney transplantation n = 65
| Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| I don’t trust the doctors | ||
| Not important | 55 | 87.3 |
| Somewhat important | 1 | 1.59 |
| Important | 1 | 1.59 |
| Don’t know | 6 | 9.52 |
| Need more time to think and learn about it | ||
| Not important | 48 | 76.19 |
| Somewhat important | 8 | 12.7 |
| Important | 2 | 3.17 |
| Very important | 1 | 1.59 |
| Don’t know | 4 | 6.35 |
| Religious concerns | ||
| Not important | 41 | 65.08 |
| Somewhat important | 2 | 3.17 |
| Important | 1 | 1.59 |
| Very important | 6 | 9.52 |
| Don’t know | 13 | 20.63 |
| Complications from transplant | ||
| Not important | 24 | 38.1 |
| Somewhat important | 4 | 6.35 |
| Very important | 25 | 39.68 |
| Don’t know | 10 | 15.87 |
| Surgical concerns-pain, fear | ||
| Not important | 30 | 47.62 |
| Somewhat important | 3 | 4.76 |
| Very important | 25 | 39.68 |
| Don’t know | 5 | 7.94 |
| Don’t want somebody else’s organ in my body | ||
| Not important | 45 | 71.43 |
| Very important | 9 | 14.29 |
| Don’t know | 9 | 14.29 |
| Don’t think I’ll ever need it. I feel healthy | ||
| Not important | 54 | 85.71 |
| Somewhat important | 1 | 1.59 |
| Important | 1 | 1.59 |
| Very important | 5 | 7.94 |
| Don’t know | 2 | 3.17 |
| Financial concerns | ||
| Not important | 31 | 49.21 |
| Very important | 19 | 30.16 |
| Don’t know | 13 | 20.63 |