A Ríos1,2,3,4, A López-Navas1,5, A López-López6, F J Gómez7, J Iriarte8, R Herruzo9, G Blanco10, F J Llorca11, A Asunsolo12, P Sánchez13, P R Gutiérrez14, A Fernández15, M T de Jesús16, L Martínez Alarcón1,3, A Lana17, L Fuentes18, J R Hernández19, J Virseda20, J Yelamos21, J A Bondía13, A M Hernández22, M A Ayala23,24, P Ramírez1,2,3,4, P Parrilla2,3. 1. a International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante") , Murcia , Spain. 2. b Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology , University of Murcia , Murcia , Spain. 3. c Transplant Unit, Surgery Service , IMIB - Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital , Murcia , Spain. 4. d Regional Transplant Centre , Consejería de Sanidad y Consumo de la Región de Murcia , Murcia , Spain. 5. e Department of Psychology , Universidad Católica San Antonio (UCAM) , Murcia , Spain. 6. f Department of Urology , San Juan University Hospital of Alicante , Alicante , Spain. 7. g Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain. 8. h Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra , Navarra , Spain. 9. i Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Madrid , Spain. 10. j Servicio de Cirugía HBP y Trasplante Hepático , Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Hospital Infanta Cristina , Badajoz , Spain. 11. k Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria , Santander , Spain. 12. l Departamento de Cirugía, Ciencias Médicas y Sociales, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud , Universidad de Alcalá Campus Científico-Tecnológico , Alcala de Henares , Spain. 13. m Facultad de Medicina , Universidad de Málaga , Málaga , Spain. 14. n Servicio de Urología (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Canarias, CHUC) y Departamento de Cirugía (Universidad de La Laguna, ULL) San Cristóbal de La Laguna , Tenerife , Spain. 15. o Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas Básicas, Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas , Universidad Europea de Madrid , Madrid , Spain. 16. p Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos , Madrid , Spain. 17. q Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Área de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública , Universidad de Oviedo , Oviedo , Spain. 18. r Departamento de Farmacología y Fisiología Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y del Deporte , Universidad de Zaragoza , Huesca , Spain. 19. s Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , Spain. 20. t Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha , Albacete , Spain. 21. u Department of Immunology , Hospital del Mar , Barcelona , Spain. 22. v Endocrinology and Nutrition Service , Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Servicio Murciano de Salud , Murcia , Spain. 23. w Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajío , León , Mexico. 24. x HGSZ No. 10 del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Delegación Guanajuato , Guanajuato , Mexico.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Medical students represent a new generation of medical thought, and if they have a favourable attitude towards organ donation this will greatly encourage its promotion. OBJECTIVE: To analyse the attitude of medical students in Spanish universities towards the donation of their own organs and to determine the factors affecting this attitude. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Type of study: A sociological, interdisciplinary, multicentre, and observational study in Spain. STUDY POPULATION: Students studying a degree in medicine enrolled in Spain (n = 34,000). SAMPLE SIZE: A sample of 9598 students (confidence of 99% and precision of ±1%), stratified by geographical area and academic year. Instrument of measurement: A validated questionnaire of attitude towards organ donation and transplantation (PCID-DTO RIOS) was self-administered and completed anonymously. RESULTS: The questionnaire completion rate was 95.7% (n = 9.275). 80% were in favour of donation, 2% against and 18% were undecided. The following main variables were related to a favourable attitude: being of the female sex (Odds Ratio = 1.739); being in the sixth year of the degree (OR = 2.506); knowing a donor (OR = 1.346); having spoken about the subject with one's family (OR = 2.132) and friends (OR = 1.333); having a family circle that is in favour, more specifically, having a father (OR = 1.841), mother (OR = 2.538) or partner in favour (OR = 2.192); being a blood donor (OR = 2.824); acceptance of the mutilation of the body if it were necessary (OR = 2.958); and being an atheist or an agnostic (OR = 1.766). CONCLUSIONS: Spanish medical students generally have a favourable attitude towards organ donation, although 20% are not in favour.
INTRODUCTION: Medical students represent a new generation of medical thought, and if they have a favourable attitude towards organ donation this will greatly encourage its promotion. OBJECTIVE: To analyse the attitude of medical students in Spanish universities towards the donation of their own organs and to determine the factors affecting this attitude. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Type of study: A sociological, interdisciplinary, multicentre, and observational study in Spain. STUDY POPULATION: Students studying a degree in medicine enrolled in Spain (n = 34,000). SAMPLE SIZE: A sample of 9598 students (confidence of 99% and precision of ±1%), stratified by geographical area and academic year. Instrument of measurement: A validated questionnaire of attitude towards organ donation and transplantation (PCID-DTO RIOS) was self-administered and completed anonymously. RESULTS: The questionnaire completion rate was 95.7% (n = 9.275). 80% were in favour of donation, 2% against and 18% were undecided. The following main variables were related to a favourable attitude: being of the female sex (Odds Ratio = 1.739); being in the sixth year of the degree (OR = 2.506); knowing a donor (OR = 1.346); having spoken about the subject with one's family (OR = 2.132) and friends (OR = 1.333); having a family circle that is in favour, more specifically, having a father (OR = 1.841), mother (OR = 2.538) or partner in favour (OR = 2.192); being a blood donor (OR = 2.824); acceptance of the mutilation of the body if it were necessary (OR = 2.958); and being an atheist or an agnostic (OR = 1.766). CONCLUSIONS: Spanish medical students generally have a favourable attitude towards organ donation, although 20% are not in favour.
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Attitude; Spain; medical students; multicentre; organ donation; stratified study
Authors: Marina Iniesta-Sepúlveda; Ana I López-Navas; Pedro R Gutiérrez; Pablo Ramírez; Antonio Ríos Journal: Transpl Int Date: 2022-06-28 Impact factor: 3.842