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Title: | Comparing knowledge of corneal and organ transplantation and attitudes towards corneal and organ donation among University health students in Kumasi - Ghana |
Authors: | Lartey, Seth Antwi-Adjei, Ellen K. Mohammed, Abdul Kabir Mensah, Derrick N. O Agyapong, Solomon |
Keywords: | Knowledge Attitudes Willingness Unwillingness Cornea transplant Health students |
Issue Date: | 18-May-2021 |
Abstract: | Background: To determine and compare the level of knowledge of corneal and organ transplant and attitudes towards organ donation
among health students at the university level, Kumasi-Ghana.
Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on 300 health students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology (KNUST). The data was collected using self-administered questionnaire.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 21.4 ± 2.9. The level of awareness of organ transplant was high (95.0%). There was a
statistically significant association between age and awareness of organ transplant (χ2=26.029, p<0.05). The level of awareness of corneal
transplant was low (45.3%) as compared to that of organ transplant. Among those aware of organ transplant only 47.7% were aware of corneal
transplant while cornea is the tissue respondents were least willing to donate (4%). There was a statistically significant association between
age (χ2
=17.705, P<0.05), departments (χ2
=14.822, p<0.05), academic level (χ2
=11.655, p<0.05) and awareness of corneal transplant. The main
source of information for the current knowledge about transplants for all students was through the digital media (89.5%) and lectures (55.4%)
Most of the participants knew about kidney (97.5%) as the most transplanted organ. Most of the participants were willing to donate an organ
(57.6%). The major reasons behind willingness to donate were the love for humanity (61.6%) and giving others the chance for quality life
(58.7%). Fears of complication after donation (91.4%) and lack of enough information concerning organ donation (54.4%) were the main
reasons behind unwillingness to donate.
Conclusion: There is a low level of awareness of corneal transplant (45.3%). compared to organ transplants (95.0%), there is the need
to increase the level of knowledge of corneal transplant among the health students through digital media and student curriculum during their
ophthalmic rotations |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13773 |
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