title: Attitudes Toward Living Donation in the Bolivian Population Residing in Spain.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Living donation is increasingly necessary to address the shortage of organs for transplantation. Analyzing attitudes and influences toward living donation is essential. This study sought to analyze the attitude toward living donation in the population of Bolivians residing in Spain, and the variables that influence their attitude.
  
  
  METHODS
  We selected a sample of Bolivians living in Spain. Respondents were selected using a stratified sampling by age and sex. We used a validated questionnaire of psychosocial aspects (the questionnaire of Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante about Living Kidney Donation [Donación de Vivo Renal in Spanish]), which is self-administered and anonymous. The Student t test, χ(2), and Fisher tests, as well as logistic regression analysis, were used to analyze the gathered data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of all respondents (n = 206), 83% (n = 170) were in favor of living-related donation, and 32% (n = 66) were in favor of living-unrelated donation. The rest, 8.5% (n = 18) were not in favor of living donation and 8.5% (n = 18) were undecided. Acceptance of the living donation was associated with the religious beliefs of the respondent (P = .014), with no worry about the scars that may remain after the donation (P = .016), and with the risk evaluation of living donation (P = .029). On multivariate analysis, the most important variable was the risk associated with living donation (odds ratio, 6.329; 95% CI, 30.303-1.328; P = .021).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Attitudes toward living donation among the Bolivian population residing in Spain is favorable, and represents a group that may be encouraged to become donors.
authors.affiliation: International Collaborative Donor Project ("Projecto Collaborativo Internacional Donor"), Murcia, Spain. Electronic address: arzrios@um.es.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.affiliation: International Collaborative Donor Project ("Projecto Collaborativo Internacional Donor"), Murcia, Spain; Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Department of Psychology, Catholic University San Antonio, UCAM, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopez-Navas
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Catholic University San Antonio, UCAM, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernández-Olivares
authors.affiliation: International Collaborative Donor Project ("Projecto Collaborativo Internacional Donor"), Murcia, Spain; Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB - Clinical Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; Regional Transplant Centre, Department of Health and Consumer Affairs in the Region of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martinez-Alarcón
authors.affiliation: International Collaborative Donor Project ("Projecto Collaborativo Internacional Donor"), Murcia, Spain; Department of Nursing, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; General Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mikla
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramis
authors.affiliation: International Collaborative Donor Project ("Projecto Collaborativo Internacional Donor"), Murcia, Spain; Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB - Clinical Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; Regional Transplant Centre, Department of Health and Consumer Affairs in the Region of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB - Clinical Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parrilla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001838:Bolivia / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019520:Living Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires