Korean J Transplant.  2022 Nov;36(Supple 1):S390. 10.4285/ATW2022.F-5284.

Factors associated with the willingness for the organ donation among community dwelling individuals

• Alizargar J

• KMID: 2535214
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4285/ATW2022.F-5284

Abstract

Successful transplant surgery relies on the consent of the deceased to donate their organs. But the rates of consent remain be-low optimal levels in Iran. The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and willingness for the organ donation in the population of Kashan. The study population included 2,389 participants from Kashan, Iran. The questionnaire consisted of 20 items designed to measure the participants knowledge, attitudes, and willingness to donate organs. The study assesses the relationship between knowledge and attitudes about organ donation and willingness to donate. A logistic regression model was used to find out which factor (knowledge or attitudes) is associated with whether or not someone is willing to donate organs. We adjusted for age, gender, and education level. The response rate of the questionnaire was 72.2%. The mean public knowledge of the participants was 4.43±2.2, attitude score mean was 2.56±1.3. Seventy-eight percent of the participants were not willing to donate. Regression analysis showed that knowledge is an independent factor that alters the willingness to donate with the odds ratio of 2.4 (confidence interval [CI], 1.2–5.7) and attitude is also an independent and significant determinants of the willingness with the odds ratio of 1.6 (CI, 1.01–8.3). We conclude that both attitude and knowledge can be considered im-portant factors independent of age, sex and educational status of the people that can influence the willingness for donation.