Willingness of Nigerian healthcare workers to donate kidneys.
Int J Artif Organs
; 31(4): 329-32, 2008 Apr.
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BACKGROUND: The attitude of healthcare workers (HCW) towards organ donation is cardinal to the successful implementation and sustainability of transplant programs. We present the outcome of a survey among HCW in a single tertiary institution in Nigeria regarding their willingness to be living-related kidney donors. METHODS: Self-administered questionnaires were randomly distributed to HCW evaluating their attitude towards living-related kidney donation. RESULTS: Of the 650 questionnaires distributed only 502 responded (clinical medical students 51%, physicians 31.7% and nurses 17.3%); 75.6% of respondents were willing to be living donors while 5.8% were against it, and 18.5% were undecided. Multivariate analysis identified willingness to receive, perceived risk associated with kidney donation, and attitude towards cadaveric donation as independent predictors of willingness of HCW to be living donors. CONCLUSION: Nigerian HCW have a positive attitude toward kidney donation.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Personal de Hospital
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Obtención de Tejidos y Órganos
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Actitud del Personal de Salud
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Trasplante de Riñón
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Donadores Vivos
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Artif Organs
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Nigeria
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos