Organ Donation Under University Students’ Point of View
Objective: To be aware of the academic students’ opinion on the organ donation. Method: Exploratory-descriptive study performed in a private university with 269 students with ages from 18 years old or older. Result: It was verified that the majority of students (70%) were 18 to 23 years old. Student...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Associação Brasileira de Transplante de Órgãos (ABTO) |
| Repository: | Brazilian Journal of Transplantation |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs3.emnuvens.com.br:article/402 |
| Online Access: | https://bjt.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/402 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Doação de órgãos e tecidos Legislação dos transplantes, Opinião na doação de órgãos e tecidos Organ and tissue donation Transplant legislation Opinion on the organ and tissue donation |
| Summary: | Objective: To be aware of the academic students’ opinion on the organ donation. Method: Exploratory-descriptive study performed in a private university with 269 students with ages from 18 years old or older. Result: It was verified that the majority of students (70%) were 18 to 23 years old. Students were predominantly female (68%. It was observed that the majority of the researched sampling (78%) revealed to be favorable to the organ donation, and 25% had doubts on the matter. As to the suggestions, 66% of the interviewed students indicated campaigns to achieve a better clarification on the subject and to make the whole population aware on the importance of the organ donation. Conclusion: It can be concluded that there was a significant non-familiarity by the investigated students on the organ donation process. |
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