Awareness and Attitude of Educated Professionals Towards Organ and Body Donation
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 12
Abstract
Introduction: Availability of cadavers is very important for teaching and learning anatomy. Without dissecting cadavers there remains a gap between the practicle and theoretical knowledge. But there is scarcity in the availability of donated bodies. Same situation is faced by people waiting for organ transplantation. For this, efforts to increase cadaveric donation is the need of the hour. So, present study was undertaken to study attitude and awareness of highly educated professionals towards organ and body donation. Material and methods: A questionnaire based crosssectional study was conducted among engineers and doctors in Indian population. Total 208 participants answered the questionnaire providing information about the knowledge and attitude towards body and organ donation. Data was analysed and results were tabulated. Results: It was found that willingness for organ donation was much higher than body donation. Study attempted to find various barriers for unwillingness. At the same time people with positive attitude were prevented form donation as they didn’t have knowledge about the procedure. Conclusion: It was indicated that all these problems can be solved by frequent awareness programme, and effective use of media, voluntary organizations and health care workers.
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K. S. Nemade, Soniya Parchake, N. Y. Kamdi, M. P. Fulpatil
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