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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Authors: Santos, Zélia Maria de Sousa Araújo, Capistrano, Arícia Pereira, Oliveira, Vera Lúcia Mendes, Souza Neto, João David de
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
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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.