Attitude and awareness towards organ donation in central Rajasthan

Authors

  • Praveen Singh Shekhawat Government Medical College, Bhilwara.

Abstract

Background- Organ donation (OD) is the cornerstone in the process of transplantation. There is a worldwide shortage of donor organs in comparison to the need for transplantation.

Methods- A cross-sectional study was done among 100 adult participants aged 18 years and above. Participants were randomly selected. All the selected participants gave their verbal consent to participate in this study..

Result- Among the participants of 100, 81 were aware of term organ donation, whereas 26 participants had never heard of the term organ donation. Majority of aware participants were male.

Conclusion- This would require active involvement of healthcare, media, religious and political persons, and such an informed awareness would go a long way in improving the expectancy of patients in need.

Keywords: Knowledge, awareness, organ donation.

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Published

2018-08-28

How to Cite

Praveen Singh Shekhawat. (2018). Attitude and awareness towards organ donation in central Rajasthan. International Journal of Medical Science And Diagnosis Research, 2(4). Retrieved from https://www.ijmsdr.com/index.php/ijmsdr/article/view/66

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2018)

Section

Articles