title: Organ donation: knowledge, attitudes, and practice in Lagos, Nigeria.
abstract: A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine knowledge and attitudes toward organ donation and transplant in Lagos, Nigeria. The study sample was selected through a multistaged sampling technique. The survey instrument was a standardized self-administered questionnaire. Four hundred and twenty-eight subjects participated in the study. The mean age was 31.1 +/- 2.1 years. Two hundred and fifty-six (60%) were aware of organ donation. Renal failure was the most commonly identified indication for transplant. One hundred and twenty-seven (30%) subjects were willing to donate an organ. Knowledge about organ donation was significantly higher among those with tertiary level of education (P = 0.000). Willingness to donate an organ showed a significant relationship with younger age (P = 0.002), but not with gender (P = 0.47) or educational status (P = 0.09). There is a need to increase awareness about organ donation in Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health & Primary Health Care, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. oolumuyiwa@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Olumuyiwa O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Odusanya
authors.forename: Christopher O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Ladipo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement