ArticleSaudi journal of anaesthesia
Awareness of brain death, organ donation, and transplantation among medical students at single academic institute.
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- Current state of ethical challenges reported in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review & bibliometric analysis from 2010 to 2021.BMC medical ethics · 2022Pooled it
- The Willingness to Donate Organs in Medical Students From an International Perspective: A Meta-Analysis.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2022Pooled it
- Brain Death Knowledge and Attitudes Among Fourth-Year Medical Students at Umm Al-Qura University.Cureus · 2024Article
- Attitudes of Polish Medical Students toward Organ Donation in Cases of Brain Death.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Knowledge and attitudes of medical students toward death: a cross-sectional comparative study between an Arab and a Western University.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Awareness Level Regarding Brain Death and the Acceptance of Organ Donation in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Article
- Healthcare Professionals' Understandings of the Definition and Determination of Death: A Scoping Review.Transplantation direct · 2022Article
- Association between organ donation awareness and willingness among Saudi university students.Journal of public health research · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the knowledge of the concept of brain death, attitude, and level of awareness towards organ donation and transplantation, among medical students and interns at the University of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
methodsA cross-sectional study via electronic questionnaire over period of 3 weeks to 2
resultsA response rate of 113 out of 151 (74.83%) was achieved. Among participants, 36% expressed uncertainty when questioned about the concept of brain death. 8.8% of the participants were against the idea of organ donation. 60% of those who refused to contemplate organ donation were unfamiliar with the brain death concept. No significant difference was seen regarding fears about cosmetic disfiguration between those familiar and unfamiliar with the concept of brain death. 60.2% of the study cohort would consider donating their organs to family members but only 29.2% of them had discussed the matter of organ donation and transplantation with them, while 44.2% had discussed the matter with their friends. Majority of medical students (71.7%) were interested in being organ donors.
conclusionKnowledge of organ donation and transplantation were adequate. Matter accepting brain death and its implication still not clear for most of participants. We believe there is still room to improve. This could be achieved by integrating more education about different aspects of brain death and its implications through medical school years.
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