Keywords
Organ Transplantation
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practices
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Abstract
Background: The shortage of organs is the primary cause of death among patients on transplant waiting lists. Consequently, promoting education and awareness about organ donation poses a significant challenge.
Purpose: Assessing attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs regarding donation among administrative staff and healthcare professionals in two transplant centers in Colombia.
Methodology: Cross-sectional study using a virtual survey of the work team of two complex health care centers. Sociodemographic data were included and eleven questions of perception, knowledge, beliefs, and myths about donation were evaluated. Descriptive and statistical analysis were conducted by subgroups, stratifying the results by administrative staff and healthcare professionals. evaluating the chi-square test and Fisher's exact test with a significant value of p < 0.05.
Results: 1,436 participants were included in the study, with an average age of 34.3 years, and 74.7% were women. A significant 99.7% of the sample believes that donation aids in health recovery, and the majority (98.1%) would respect a family member's decision to become a donor. About 93.2% express agreement with organ donation, and 80.4% would be willing to donate. However, a majority (67.8%) believes that organ trafficking exists in Colombia. There were statistically significant differences between administrative staff and healthcare professionals.
Conclusions: Our results confirm that there is still a need to promote health education focused on organ donation since myths and ignorance persist about norms and procedures for its implementation in Colombia.
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