[The knowledge of medical students about cornea donation].
OBJECTIVE
To compare knowledge of medical students about the cornea donation process among those who already studied Ophthalmology and the others. METHODOS: A questionnaire containing data as: age, sex, graduation year, and 10 multiple-choice questions about the subject was applied to medical students from the interior of São Paulo state, Brazil. The questions were: age for donation, contraindication for transplants, the time limit to remove the cornea, among others. The knowledge regarding cornea donation was compared between the two groups: students who already studied Ophthalmology (Group A) and the others (Group B).


RESULTS
The study group was composed of 402 students, of whom 140 were of group A and 262 of group B. Knowledge between the two groups was different, but not statistically significant (p=0.8328).


CONCLUSIONS
Knowledge about the cornea donation process among the interviewed seemed to be insufficient, even those who had studied Ophthalmology. Information and education about transplants in Medical Schools should be improved.
de Espíndola
Rodrigo França
RF
Departamento de Oftalmologia, Otorrinolaringologia e Cabeça e Pescoço, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, SP, Brasil. rodrigo166@uol.com.br
Rodrigues
Beatriz Alessi
BA
Penteado
Lívia Tribst
LT
Tan-Ho
Gisela
G
Gozzan
José Otávio Alquezar
JO
de Freitas
João Alberto Holanda
JA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001938:Brazil; D003315:Cornea; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*