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Study of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Organ Donation Among Medical Students in a Tertiary Care Centre in South India.
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- Barriers towards deceased organ donation among Indians living globally: an integrative systematic review using narrative synthesis.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Opinions and knowledge about organ donation and transplantation: a multicenter cross-sectional study among medical science students in Poland.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Students' knowledge and attitude concerning organ donation at Iraqi nursing colleges.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Knowledge and attitude about organ donation and transplantation among Omani university students.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Knowledge and Attitude of Iranian Medical University Students about Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Cross-Sectional Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2022Article
- The willingness and attitudes of medical students regarding organ donation and transplantation: a cross-sectional study from Turkey.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Introduction The deceased donor renal transplantation (DDRT) program in India has seen its ups and downs. The Indian state of Tamilnadu runs a successful DDRT program. Future doctors play an important role in continuing with this success and hence educating them on organ donation is of paramount importance. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study from June 2015 to December 2017 among 480 medical students to analyse their knowledge, attitude and practice regarding organ donation. The validated questionnaire sheets were distributed during lecture hours and completed sheets were analysed. Results Of the 480 participants, 425 completed the questionnaire which is a response rate of 88.5%. Knowledge scores were uniformly low among all four batches of students (p=0.001). The first and third-year students scored better in practice (p=0.001) and attitude (p=0.001) domains. Females outnumbered males by scoring high in all three domains. Conclusion The poor knowledge score among all the batches of medical students is alarming. This implies the need for urgent changes in the medical curriculum to better educate future doctors of the country. Durable changes in practice can be brought about by changing the attitude of medical students.
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