SynthesisTransplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation2022
The Willingness to Donate Organs in Medical Students From an International Perspective: A Meta-Analysis.
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- From Uncertainty to Consent: Educational Intervention Effects on Knowledge and Willingness to Donate Organs After Death.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Organ Donation and Transplantation Among Nursing Students: A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Undergraduate medical, health science, and technical students' attitudes and knowledge on organ donation and transplantation.BMC medical education · 2025Observational
- Barriers and willingness to express consent to organ donation among the Kazakhstani population.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Attitudes toward organ donation among university students in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Mediating effects of attitude on the relationship between knowledge and willingness to organ donation among nursing students.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Students' knowledge and attitude concerning organ donation at Iraqi nursing colleges.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- A Multicentre Study of the Attitude of Medical Students towards Organ Donation and Transplantation in Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Public awareness and attitudes toward biobank and sample donation: A regional Chinese survey.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Attitude toward organ donation mobilizes donation behavior and makes transplant surgery possible. As future health professionals, medical students will be a relevant generating opinion group and will have an important role in the organ requesting process. The goals of this meta-analysis were to obtain polled rates of medical students who are in favor, against, or indecisive toward cadaveric organ donation in the studies conducted around the world, and to explore sociocultural variables influencing the willingness to donate. Electronic search and revision of references from previous literature allowed us to locate 57 studies fulfilling the inclusion criteria. Data extraction and risk of bias assessment were performed by two independent investigators. Pooled estimations were computed assuming a random-effects model. Despite the fact that willingness to donate was elevated in medical students, estimated rates in studies from different geographical areas and sociocultural backgrounds exhibited significant differences. The age and the grade of the students also influenced the rate of students in favor. Donation campaigns should take into account cultural factors, especially in countries where certain beliefs and values could hamper organ donation. Also, knowledge and skills related to organ donation and transplant should be acquired early in the medical curriculum when a negative attitude is less resistant to change.
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