title: What is organ donation and transplantation? Educating through the doubt.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Organ transplantation in Brazil is increasing, but one of its current obstacles is the negative response of the population to organ donation. Therefore, to make the process viable, it is essential that people are educated in organ donation and transplantation. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the main doubts on this subject and to clarify these issues by educating the respondents on the basis of their questions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Handout questionnaires about organ donation and transplantation were distributed in public schools. The public targets were parents, teachers, and students. The interviewers were trained medical students.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this pilot study with 293 subjects, 97% of respondents had already heard about organ donation; 81% said they would donate their organs, whereas 76% said they would donate the organs of family members and 78% said they believe in the existence of organ trafficking in Brazil.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The high percentage of respondents believing in the existence of an organ trade highlights the urgency in clarifying this topic. To do so, the population must be educated about the ethics of the process of donation, emphasizing the fact that there is no organ trade in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: A F Z
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Mazzia
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: C M S
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hoppen
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: L D A
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Isquierdo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Bourlegat
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Picasso
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kissmann
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: S P H
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Júnior
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: cdruckgarcia@gmail.com.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: E D C
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.affiliation: Transplant Unit, Hospital Dom Vicente Scherer, Santa Casa, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000193:education*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013337:Students, Medical; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement