Public’s Attitude toward Organ Donation in Egypt: A Conceptual and Social Framework | Chapter 12 | Current Trends in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 1
It
is now well established that organ donation (OD) in Egypt gains utmost official
support both from Islamic and Christian authorities. Yet, some social and
behavioral obstacles may often obviate the full benefit of cadaver donors.
Aim:
To identify and analyze determinants influencing the public’s awareness and
attitude toward organ donation (OD) in Egyptian population.
Methods:
At an outpatient setting of Qena University hospital (QUH), Qena, Egypt, care
seekers were interviewed.
Results:
Participants mean age was 42.9±8.17y years. More than half (56%) of
participants are aware of the presence of OD programs in Egypt. However such
awareness was not significant as to improve OD knowledge score. Otherwise, the
same score significantly increased by educational level [F(df 3, 812= 3.61,
p=0.0002]. Importantly too, the participants’ OD attitude score significantly
improved by education [F(df 3, 805) = 4.52, p=0.038]. Media was most accessible
as an individual source of information about OD (16.5%), and the knowledge
score varied by source of OD information (14.6% with Internet source, 13.3±3
healthcare source, 5.6±1.9 friends source, 38% more than one source) [F(df 6,
809)= 3.10, p=0.0016]. Only 43.6% of participants were willing to donate an
organ after death. Conceptualizing OD as an anti-religious behavior was
reported by 16.9% of participants. Conclusion: The current knowledge fabric
toward OD among Egyptian bears a mix of negative and positive potentials.
Improving OD knowledge standard assures propagating positive attitude toward OD
and hence enhanced survival opportunities for organ failure victims.
Biography of author(s)
Raouf M. Afifi
International
Management-Health Services Institute (ITM-HS), Community Health Research,
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA and Health Care Excellence Research Center, Cairo,
Egypt.
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