A Multicentre and stratified study of the attitude of medical students towards organ donation in Spain.
Ethn Health
; 24(4): 443-461, 2019 05.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Medical students represent a new generation of medical thought, and if they have a favourable attitude towards organ donation this will greatly encourage its promotion.OBJECTIVE:
To analyse the attitude of medical students in Spanish universities towards the donation of their own organs and to determine the factors affecting this attitude. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Type of study A sociological, interdisciplinary, multicentre, and observational study in Spain. STUDY POPULATION Students studying a degree in medicine enrolled in Spain (n = 34,000). SAMPLE SIZE A sample of 9598 students (confidence of 99% and precision of ±1%), stratified by geographical area and academic year. Instrument of measurement A validated questionnaire of attitude towards organ donation and transplantation (PCID-DTO RIOS) was self-administered and completed anonymously.RESULTS:
The questionnaire completion rate was 95.7% (n = 9.275). 80% were in favour of donation, 2% against and 18% were undecided. The following main variables were related to a favourable attitude being of the female sex (Odds Ratio = 1.739); being in the sixth year of the degree (OR = 2.506); knowing a donor (OR = 1.346); having spoken about the subject with one's family (OR = 2.132) and friends (OR = 1.333); having a family circle that is in favour, more specifically, having a father (OR = 1.841), mother (OR = 2.538) or partner in favour (OR = 2.192); being a blood donor (OR = 2.824); acceptance of the mutilation of the body if it were necessary (OR = 2.958); and being an atheist or an agnostic (OR = 1.766).CONCLUSIONS:
Spanish medical students generally have a favourable attitude towards organ donation, although 20% are not in favour.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Medicina
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Obtenção de Tecidos e Órgãos
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ethn Health
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha