Assessing the impact of student-led advocacy initiatives on Canadian undergraduate students' knowledge of and attitudes toward organ donation: a cross-sectional survey from Western University.

Armita Hamedi Mobarra, Thomas Liang, Alp Sener

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Armita Hamedi MobarraFrom the Faculty of Health Sciences, Graduate Department of Global Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Hamedi Mobarra); the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ont. (Liang); the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ont. (Sener).

Thomas LiangFrom the Faculty of Health Sciences, Graduate Department of Global Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Hamedi Mobarra); the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ont. (Liang); the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ont. (Sener).

Alp SenerFrom the Faculty of Health Sciences, Graduate Department of Global Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Hamedi Mobarra); the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ont. (Liang); the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ont. (Sener) alp.sener@lhsc.on.ca.

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backgroundOrgan donation remains a critical public health concern in Canada, with persistently low registration rates despite widespread support. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of student-created educational materials in enhancing Canadian undergraduate students' knowledge of and attitudes toward organ donation.

methodsWe conducted a pretest-posttest cross-sectional survey at Western University, in which participants engaged with educational content developed by the student-led Organ Advocacy Initiative. We assessed the proportions of students with and without changed opinions toward organ donation using simple percentage analysis.

resultsNinety responses were available for analysis; of these, 62 were fully completed. Postintervention analyses revealed a significant increase in knowledge scores (

conclusionStudent-led organ advocacy has the potential to improve knowledge of and attitudes toward organ donation. Future research should maximize the impact of student-led educational materials by targeting diverse populations and exploring the long-term effects through longitudinal studies.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeStudentsTissue and Organ ProcurementAdultCanadaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleUniversitiesYoung Adult

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PMID42532640

DOI10.1503/cjs.012725

PMCPMC13437078

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