|
Ever heard of brain donation for research
|
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
|
| Yes |
53 (10.41) |
47 (9.29) |
100 (9.85) |
0.558 |
| No |
456 (89.59) |
459 (90.71) |
915 (90.15) |
|
Sources of information about brain donation for research
|
|
|
|
|
| Hospital |
14 (26.42) |
21 (44.68) |
35 (35.00) |
0.056 |
| Training program |
7 (13.21) |
6 (12.77) |
13 (13.00) |
0.948 |
| Friend |
6 (11.32) |
6 (12.77) |
12 (12.00) |
0.824 |
| Colleague |
2 (3.77) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (2.00) |
0.179 |
| Newspaper/magazine |
8 (15.09) |
0 (0.0) |
8 (8.00) |
0.005 |
| Internet/online resources |
16 (30.19) |
8 (17.02) |
24 (24.00) |
0.124 |
| Seminar/conference/workshop |
3 (5.66) |
2 (4.26) |
5 (5.00) |
0.748 |
| TV |
13 (24.53) |
6 (12.77) |
19 (19.00) |
0.135 |
| Radio |
5 (9.43) |
5 (10.64) |
10 (10.00) |
0.841 |
| Outreach |
3 (5.66) |
2 (4.26) |
5 (5.00) |
0.748 |
| Family |
2 (3.77) |
1 (2.13) |
3 (3.00) |
0.630 |
|
Awareness about a brain donor
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
6 (11.32) |
5 (10.64) |
11 (11.00) |
0.913 |
| No |
47 (88.68) |
42 (89.36) |
89 (89.00) |
|
Awareness about guidelines for use of brain for research
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
10 (27.03) |
9 (42.86) |
19 (32.76) |
0.217 |
| No |
27 (72.97) |
12 (57.14) |
39 (67.24) |
|
Have you ever heard of the concept of collecting and storing brain for research? |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
37 (7.27) |
21 (4.15) |
58 (5.71) |
0.032 |
| No |
472 (92.73) |
485 (95.85) |
957 (94.29) |
|
Willingness to donate brain after death
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
115 (22.59) |
76 (15.02) |
191 (18.82) |
0.002 |
| No |
394 (77.41) |
430 (84.98) |
824 (81.18) |
|
Reasons for willingness
|
|
|
|
|
| It will advance medicine |
73 (63.48) |
41 (53.95) |
114 (59.69) |
0.189 |
| Prevent future disease |
59 (51.30) |
24 (31.58) |
83 (43.46) |
0.007 |
| Don’t need brain after death |
38 (33.04) |
19 (25.00) |
57 (29.84) |
0.234 |
| Happy to safe a life |
63 (54.78) |
37 (48.68) |
100 (52.36) |
0.409 |
| It can help future generations |
41 (35.65) |
20 (26.32) |
61 (31.94) |
0.176 |
|
Reasons for not willing to donate brain sample
|
|
|
|
|
| Want to go back to God complete |
157 (39.85) |
227 (52.79) |
384 (46.60) |
<0.001 |
| Against my religion |
63 (15.99) |
62 (14.42) |
125 (15.17) |
0.530 |
| People will think I am occultic |
60 (15.23) |
34 (7.91) |
94 (11.41) |
0.001 |
| Not knowledgeable about it |
126 (31.98) |
143 (33.26) |
269 (32.65) |
0.696 |
| Don’t trust Africans |
18 (4.57) |
28 (6.51) |
46 (5.58) |
0.225 |
| Don’t trust medical systems |
119 (30.20) |
108 (25.12) |
227 (27.55) |
0.103 |
| It’s like destroying the work of God |
22 (5.58) |
24 (5.58) |
46 (5.58) |
0.999 |
| I don’t just want to |
17 (4.31) |
33 (7.67) |
50 (6.07) |
0.044 |
|
People in Africa would be willing to donate brain samples for research purposes
|
|
|
|
|
| Agree |
88 (17.43) |
55 (10.91) |
143 (14.17) |
0.003 |
| Disagree |
417 (82.57) |
449 (89.09) |
866 (85.83) |
|
|
Actions for promoting brain sample donation for research
|
|
|
|
|
| Media publicity |
325 (63.85) |
329 (65.02) |
654 (64.43) |
0.697 |
| Education |
332 (65.23) |
314 (62.06) |
646 (63.65) |
0.294 |
| Legislation |
76 (14.93) |
75 (14.82) |
151 (14.88) |
0.961 |
| Involvement of religious and community members |
177 (34.77) |
149 (29.45) |
326 (32.12) |
0.069 |
| Education of people on social media |
147 (28.88) |
127 (25.10) |
274 (27.00) |
0.175 |
