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1. Predictors of Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation in Kuwait

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Batool Y. Bosakhar, Zainab A. Al-Mesailekh, Shareefah A. Al-Farhan, Danah A. Arab, Nour A. Al-Tawheid, Nourah F. Al-Ali, and Amal K. Mitra

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Medicine
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Background and objectives: In Kuwait, information regarding public knowledge and attitudes towards organ donation are scanty. This study aimed to evaluate public knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation and determine factors which predict them. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 630 participants recruited from 27 randomly selected public cooperative societies and private supermarkets in Kuwait. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: The prevalence rate of knowledge about organ donation was 68%, with a significantly higher rate among females than males (73% vs. 63%, respectively, p = 0.01). A composite score of knowledge was also higher among females than males (8.4 ± 5.8 vs. 6.8 ± 5.8, respectively, p = 0.001). In multivariate analysis, female gender (OR = 1.7; 95% CI =1.2, 2.4) and an educational level of bachelor’s degree or higher (OR = 2.6, 95% CI = 1.7, 3.9) were significant predictors of the knowledge. Among the barriers, more females than males mentioned about the fear of the operative procedures (p

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2016

2. Predictors of Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation in Kuwait

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Danah A. Arab, Nour A. Al-Tawheid, Nourah F. Al-Ali, Shareefah A. Al-Farhan, Zainab A. Al-Mesailekh, Amal K. Mitra, and Batool Y. Bosakhar

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medicine.medical_specialty, Multivariate analysis, Composite score, business.industry, media_common.quotation_subject, lcsh:R, Prevalence, lcsh:Medicine, Bachelor, Cooperative societies, Public knowledge, Family medicine, medicine, Organ donation, business, Social psychology, media_common
Abstract

Background and objectives: In Kuwait, information regarding public knowledge and attitudes towards organ donation are scanty This study aimed to evaluate public knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation and determine factors which predict them. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 630 participants recruited from 27 randomly selected public cooperative societies and private supermarkets in Kuwait. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Results : The prevalence rate of knowledge about organ donation was 68%, with a significantly higher rate among females than males (73% vs. 63%, respectively, p = 0.01). A composite score of knowledge was also higher among females than males (8.4 ± 5.8 vs. 6.8 ± 5.8, respectively, p = 0.001). In multivariate analysis, female gender ( OR = 1.7; 95% CI =1.2, 2.4) and an educational level of bachelor’s degree or higher ( OR = 2.6, 95% CI = 1.7, 3.9) were significant predictors of the knowledge. Among the barriers, more females than males mentioned about the fear of the operative procedures ( p

Published
2017
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