BACKGROUND: The increasing number of patients requiring transplantation has brought about a shortage of donor kidneys. Incentives can potentially improve organ donation. There is a need to know if the public can accept incentivized organ donation. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate knowledge and opinions on organ donation and compensating the donor/donor family and to determine factors affecting consent. METHODS: The third survey in 2009 covered 15 regions, 29 provinces, and 14 cities in the National Capital Region. There were 1500 respondents interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Analysis used Statistical Package for Social Science and chi-square. RESULTS: Of the respondents, 63% were females and 74% were married. Nearly half were between 26 and 45 years old. Fewer than 5% were unschooled. Monthly household income was less than USD $222.00 in 70% of respondents. A majority knew about donation from 2001 to 2009. Fewer than 20% knew about deceased donors. Those who wanted to become donors decreased. Sixty-five percent were willing to donate a brain-dead relative's organs. Respondents felt that kidney donors deserve a token of gratitude. Options included livelihood (32%), cash (31%), and educational assistance (26%). Sixty percent wanted the donor assistance termed a "token of gratitude." Consent for donation was positively correlated (P < .05) with higher education and monthly income. CONCLUSION: Awareness on organ transplantation and donation increased. Factors that promote organ donation are higher education and monthly income. A majority of Filipinos felt that the donor deserves a token of gratitude. Public acceptance of incentivized organ donation may be pursued. Strategies to improve the national advocacy campaign for deceased donation are needed.
BACKGROUND: The increasing number of patients requiring transplantation has brought about a shortage of donor kidneys. Incentives can potentially improve organ donation. There is a need to know if the public can accept incentivized organ donation. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate knowledge and opinions on organ donation and compensating the donor/donor family and to determine factors affecting consent. METHODS: The third survey in 2009 covered 15 regions, 29 provinces, and 14 cities in the National Capital Region. There were 1500 respondents interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Analysis used Statistical Package for Social Science and chi-square. RESULTS: Of the respondents, 63% were females and 74% were married. Nearly half were between 26 and 45 years old. Fewer than 5% were unschooled. Monthly household income was less than USD $222.00 in 70% of respondents. A majority knew about donation from 2001 to 2009. Fewer than 20% knew about deceased donors. Those who wanted to become donors decreased. Sixty-five percent were willing to donate a brain-dead relative's organs. Respondents felt that kidney donors deserve a token of gratitude. Options included livelihood (32%), cash (31%), and educational assistance (26%). Sixty percent wanted the donor assistance termed a "token of gratitude." Consent for donation was positively correlated (P < .05) with higher education and monthly income. CONCLUSION: Awareness on organ transplantation and donation increased. Factors that promote organ donation are higher education and monthly income. A majority of Filipinos felt that the donor deserves a token of gratitude. Public acceptance of incentivized organ donation may be pursued. Strategies to improve the national advocacy campaign for deceased donation are needed.
Authors: Cara Fernandez-Cerado; G Paul Legarda; M Salvie Velasco-Andrada; Abegail Aguil; Niecy G Ganza-Bautista; J Benedict B Lagarde; Jasmin Soria; Roland Dominic G Jamora; Patrick J Acuña; Charles Vanderburg; Ellen Sapp; Marian DiFiglia; Micaela G Murcar; Lindsey Campion; Laurie J Ozelius; Amy K Alessi; Malvindar K Singh-Bains; Henry J Waldvogel; Richard L M Faull; Regina Macalintal-Canlas; Edwin L Muñoz; Ellen B Penney; Mark A Ang; Cid Czarina E Diesta; D Cristopher Bragg; Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine Journal: J Neural Transm (Vienna) Date: 2021-01-13 Impact factor: 3.575