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A Multicentre Study of the Attitude of Medical Students towards Organ Donation and Transplantation in Poland

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  • Marzena Mikla

    (Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
    Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB), 30120 Murcia, Spain)

  • Anna Maria Cybulska

    (Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Daria Schneider-Matyka

    (Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Antonio Ríos

    (Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
    Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB–Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30100 Murcia, Spain)

  • Mariusz Panczyk

    (Department of Education and Research of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Litewska 14/16 St., 00-518 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Artur Kotwas

    (Subdepartment of Social Medicine and Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-213 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Beata Karakiewicz

    (Subdepartment of Social Medicine and Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-213 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Elżbieta Grochans

    (Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland)

Abstract

(1) The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of sociodemographic (age, sex, religion, place of residence) and university-related factors (university, year of studies) on the attitudes of students towards organ donation and transplantation. (2) Methods: The study was conducted on 1530 students from the Faculty of Medicine from three medical universities in Poland. The measurement tool was a validated questionnaire of attitude towards organ donation and transplantation (PCID-DTO RIOS: A questionnaire designed by the International Collaborative Organ Donation project about organ transplantation and donation). (3) Results: The completion rate was 88.10% (n = 1348). The vast majority declared a willingness to donate their organs in the future (86.60%), and 31.71% had an organ donation card. It was found that place of residence ( p = 0.018) and religion ( p = 0.003) had a significant effect on the attitude towards transplantation. Age, sex, and year of the study were not found to have a statistically significant effect on the decision. (4) Conclusions: The present study demonstrates that medical students show a favourable attitude towards transplantation in the first year of their study, and their knowledge and positive tendencies increase in the final years of medical education.

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  • Marzena Mikla & Anna Maria Cybulska & Daria Schneider-Matyka & Antonio Ríos & Mariusz Panczyk & Artur Kotwas & Beata Karakiewicz & Elżbieta Grochans, 2023. "A Multicentre Study of the Attitude of Medical Students towards Organ Donation and Transplantation in Poland," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-13, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:4:p:3711-:d:1073875
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    1. Fugen Goz & Mustafa Goz & Medıne Erkan, 2006. "Knowledge and attitudes of medical, nursing, dentistry and health technician students towards organ donation: a pilot study," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(11), pages 1371-1375, November.
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