title: Attitude toward organ donation: a survey in Pakistan.
abstract: This study was conducted to get an insight into the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the people of Pakistan regarding organ donation (OD), and to understand the various factors that influence these. Systematic sampling was used to generate a sample size of 357. Data collection was carried out via a questionnaire in the outpatient units of our hospital. All kinds of medical and surgical patients were interviewed. Knowledge of ODs that occur in Pakistan and the rest of the world was found to be 65.5 and 72.8%, respectively. The percentage of those willing to donate their organ/s was 59.9%. Knowledge of OD was significantly associated with education and socioeconomic status. Willingness to donate had a significant association with gender. It also had a moderate association with education and socioeconomic status. Awareness of OD and the knowledge that OD can save lives was also significantly associated with the willingness to donate.
authors.affiliation: Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan. warraicch@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.forename: Saad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Sumbul A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Hina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Mehrulnisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Arshad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Talaha M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019520:Living Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011639:Public Opinion; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*