A study on awareness and attitude of organ donation among arts college students of Thiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu 2017
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Year 2017, Vol 24, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: There is an increasing discrepancy between the number of patients on the waiting list for organ transplantation and the available number of donors. Evaluation of college students’ awareness and attitude is of crucial importance to evaluate and develop educational programs to raise the students’ commitment to Organ Donation. Objective: To assess the awareness of organ donation and the attitude towards organ donation among the college students and to study the association of socio demographic factors with awareness and attitude. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among the Arts and Science College students in Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu in December 2016 to January 2017. The sample size was 114. Multi stage sampling was done. Includes both male and female students above 18 years and who are willing to participate in the study. Excluded those who were absent on the day of visit. A semi-structured self administered questionnaire was used to know the socio demographic details and questions to assess the level of awareness and attitude. Official permission obtained from the Principal of the College, Institutional Ethics Committee, and Informed written consent from the students. The data entered in MS Excel. Analyzed using SPSS Version 16. Descriptive and Inferential analysis done by using Chi square test, Fisher’s exact test, p value less than 0.05 taken as significant. Results: In this study, 68.4% had heard about organ donation, 14.9% had pledged, 52.6% had inadequate awareness, 63.2% had poor attitude and 67.5% given willingness to donate. There was a statistically significant association between the age group less than or equal to 21years and adequate awareness (p 0.02), good attitude (p 0.00), and willingness to donate (p 0.00). There was a significant association of good attitude with willingness to donate (p 0.00). There was a significant association between Arts group students and good attitude (p 0.00). Conclusion: This study clearly revealed that there was a gap between the awareness and attitude towards organ donation. There is an unquestionable need to educate the college students regarding organ donation to bridge this gap.
Authors and Affiliations
Sujatha S, Banumathi P Getrude, J Harikrishnan, Jaiganesh D, Ravishankar P
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