Research on the Consciousness of Cornea Donation among University Students
- VernacularTitle:高校学生角膜捐献意识调查研究
- Author:
Juan YANG
;
Min ZHAO
;
Hong LI
;
Zhiyong XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
university students,cornea donation,eye bank,
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
1994;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To find out the attitudes of university students and postgraduates to donating corneas after their death in Chongqing. Method: In order to find out the attitudes to the donation of corneas and remains after their death, the understanding degree of the knowledge on donation and the actual participation, cue formulated 10 questions including 3-4 selective answers each one to have a questionnaire investigation among university students and postgraduates of three universities in Chongqing. Result: In 311 questionnaires, 288 of them are valid. 53.82 % of students investigated are willing to donate their corneas and 77.08% of them support the donation, but the majority don't want to go through the formalities of donation and don't know how to deal with this; nearly 2/3 of them don't know an eye bank has been set up in Chongqing; 77% of them agrees to legislate or make the local regulations as soon as possible. Conclusion: There are quite a number of volunteers in the university students, but the number of the actual participants is small. Therefore we need to strengthen the propaganda of the eye bank to impel more students to comprehend the knowledge of donation and join the volunteers.
