title: Increasing intent to donate in Hispanic American high school students: results of a prospective observational study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  High school students are an important target audience for organ donation education. A novel educational intervention focused on Hispanic American (HA) high school students might improve organ donation rates.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective observational study was conducted in five Los Angeles High Schools with a high percentage of HA students. A "culturally sensitive" educational program was administered to students in grades 9 to 12. Preintervention surveys that assessed awareness, knowledge, perception, and beliefs regarding donation as well as the intent to become an organ donor were compared to postintervention surveys.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 10,146 high school students participated in the study. After exclusions, 4876 preintervention and 3182 postintervention surveys were analyzed. A significant increase in the overall knowledge, awareness, and beliefs regarding donation was observed after the intervention, as evidenced by a significant increase in the percentage of correct answers on the survey (41% pre- versus 44% postintervention, P < .0001). When specifically examining HA students, there was a significant increase in the intent to donate organs (adjusted odds ratio 1.21, 95% confidence interval: 1.09, 1.34, P = .0003).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first study to demonstrate a significant increase in the intent to donate among HA high school students following an educational intervention.
authors: Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA. ali.salim@cshs.org
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authors: Salim
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authors: Berry
authors: E J
authors: EJ
authors: Ley
authors: D Z
authors: DZ
authors: Liou
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authors: Schulman
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authors: Navarro
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authors: Zheng
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authors: Chan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D058015:Health Communication; D006266:Health Education; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D012067:Religion; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000193:education; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement
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