Investigation of undergraduates’ attitude and cognition on human organ donation
- VernacularTitle:大学生对人体器官捐献态度与认知的调查
- Author:
Hongyan WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
2007;0(31):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND: With the popularization of higher education in China and the contribution of undergraduates to all the future social fields, the attitude and cognition of undergraduates on the human organ donation will undoubtedly influence the attitude and cognition of the future whole society on the organ transplantation. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the attitude and cognition of undergraduates on the human organ donation. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: Investigation analysis was conducted in March 2008 at the Neijiang Teachers Institute and Jiangnan University. PARTICIPANTS: Questionnaire survey was carried out among 606 undergraduates. METHODS: Open questionnaire containing 2 questions was used in the survey. Students in one class were all investigated, and content analysis was done using uniform coding, and frequency and its percentage were used as statistical indexes. The 2 questions were: Whether you are in favor of cadaver organ donation or not? Whether you are in favor of healthy people to donate their organs or not? MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Whether undergraduates are in favor of cadaver organ donation and living organ donation, and their corresponding reasons. RESULTS: 606 questionnaires were all taken back. 819 person-times were in favor of cadaver organ donation while 77 person-times opposed. Most of the undergraduates recognized cadaver organ donation from the ethics angle, then from effect, psychology and fair angle. 448 person-times were in favor of living organ donation while 392 person-times opposed. Most of the undergraduates recognized living organ donation from the ethics and effect angle, students who recognized this from the psychology angle opposed living organ donation, students who recognized this from the fair and other angle also opposed living organ donation. CONCLUSION: Living organ donation put the undergraduates in an embarrassing situation with conflicting opinions. The undergraduates think that living organ donation cost too much and it is unfair for healthy people to donate. The undergraduates are virtuous and have strong willing to extend themselves and to be perfect, while some undergraduates cannot accept organ donation because of the traditional ideas.
