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. 2021 Sep 24;10(19):e020820. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.020820

Table 2.

Quantitative Survey Responses

Variable

Men

N=301 (donors: N=195; non‐donors: N=106)

Women

N=366 (donors: N=232; non‐donors: N=134)

P value
Family member registered donor 0.80
Yes 188 (62.5%) 227 (62.0%)
No 45 (15.0%) 61 (16.7%)
Don't know 68 (22.6%) 78 (21.3%)
Know someone in these categories
Organ recipient 57 (18.9%) 75 (20.5%) 0.63
Registered donor 176 (58.5%) 202 (55.2%) 0.43
Dialysis patient 56 (18.6%) 85 (23.2%) 0.15
On transplant list 34 (11.3%) 42 (11.5%) 1.00
None of the above 90 (29.9%) 110 (30.1%) 1.00
Willingness to donate
Willing to donate to a family member 3.97 (3.85–4.09) 4.15 (4.04–4.26) 0.03
Willing to donate to a stranger 3.13 (2.99–3.28) 3.35 (3.23–3.48) 0.03
Married participants willingness to donate*
Willing to donate to a family member 3.97 (3.78–4.17) 4.23 (4.09–4.37) 0.04
Willing to donate to a stranger 3.20 (2.98–3.42) 3.45 (3.28–3.63) 0.08
Non‐married participants willingness to donate
Willing to donate to a family member 3.97 (3.82–4.13) 4.08 (3.92–4.25) 0.30
Willing to donate to a stranger 3.09 (2.91–3.28) 3.26 (3.08–3.45) 0.22
Non‐donors: have reasons to not donate 0.09
Yes 35 (33.0%) 59 (44.0%)
No 71 (67.0%) 75 (56.0%)
Non‐donors: reasons against organ donation
Personal fears 51 (48.1%) 69 (51.5%) 0.70
Religious beliefs 20 (18.9%) 28 (20.9%) 0.75
Cultural preferences 10 (9.4%) 11 (8.2%) 0.82
Body intact for burial 22 (20.8%) 23 (17.2%) 0.51
Medical mistrust 39 (36.8%) 47 (35.1%) 0.79
Background knowledge 33 (31.1%) 45 (33.6%) 0.78
Not applicable 12 (11.3%) 20 (14.9%) 0.45
Other 9 (8.5%) 12 (9.0%) 1.00
Non‐donors: more information will change willingness to donate 1.00
Yes 43 (40.6%) 55 (41.0%)
No 63 (59.4%) 79 (59.0%)
*

Married participants willingness to donate: (men: N=110; women: N=175).

Not Married participants willingness to donate: (men: n=191; women: n=191).