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Organ transplantation is boon to medical profession. The lack of awareness andmisconceptions towards organ donation is consistently observed as major factor for current shortage oforgans in transplantation. Present study was done to know knowledge, attitude among first year medicaland engineering graduates of rural Kanyakumari district.Aim: To study knowledge, attitude and beliefs about organ donation among first year medical andengineering graduates.Materials and Methods: 250 volunteers from medical and engineering first year students were studiedusing a pre structured questionnaire. Data analysed by SPSS software.Results: Comparing the knowledge amongst medical and engineering students, almost both the groups hadequal knowledge about the various parameters questioned. The knowledge was found to be least in boththe groups regarding awareness of legislation involved. Attitude also was in similar lines between both thegroups.Conclusions: As per previous studies, understanding and attitude towards organ donation has progressedfrom first year MBBS to internship. This shows that including “Organ donation” as part of curriculum willenhance number of donors which is essential in today’s scenario.Keywords: Organ donation, Knowledge, Attitude, Organ donation, Knowledge, Attitude.

Comparison of knowledge, attitude about organ donation among first year medical and engineering students