[Attitudes among Spanish and Latin American non-medical health professionals to living donor liver transplantation].
BACKGROUND
Hospital professionals are an opinion group that influences the general population.


OBJECTIVE
To analyze attitudes to living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) among non-medical professionals working in Spanish and Latin American hospitals and to determine the variables that influence these attitudes.


METHODS
A random sample, stratified by department, was selected from non-medical staff in the "International Donor Collaborative Project": there were three hospitals in Spain, five in Mexico and two in Cuba. Attitudes were evaluated through a validated, anonymous, self-administered questionnaire.


RESULTS
There were 951 non-medical professionals: 277 from Spain, 632 from Mexico and 42 from Cuba. A total of 86% (n = 818) were in favor of related living donation and 31% (n = 299) were in favor of unrelated living donation. This attitude was associated with the following: country (Mexico 88%, Cuba 83%, Spain 81%) (p =0.016), female sex (p =0.026), having experience of donation and transplantation (p =0.001), having a favorable attitude to donation (P <0.001), considering the possibility of needing a transplant (P <0.001), being in favor of living kidney donation (P <0.001), being willing to accept a transplant from a living donor if necessary (P <0.001), discussing donation and transplantation with the family and partner (P <0.001), carrying out pro-social activities (P <0.001), believing that one's religion was in favor of donation and transplantation (P<0.001), and not worrying about bodily mutilation after donation (P <0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
Attitudes toward related LDLT among non-medical staff in various Spanish, Mexican and Cuban hospitals are favorable. In 86% of those surveyed, this attitude was not influenced by classical psychosocial factors.
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Ríos
Ana
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López-Navas
Marco
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Ayala-García
María José
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Sebastián
Anselmo
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Abdo-Cuza
Laura
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Martínez-Alarcón
Ector Jaime
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Ramírez
Gerardo
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Muñoz
Juliette
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Suárez-López
Roberto
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Castellanos
Beatriz
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González
Miguel Ángel
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Martínez
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Ramírez
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001828:Body Image; D003462:Cuba; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D019520:Living Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011584:Psychology; D012067:Religion; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012919:Social Behavior; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult