Open AccessKnowledge, attitudes, and practice of organ donation in Morocco: A cross-sectional survey
Author(s) -
Abdelkader Jalil El Hangouche,
Oumaima Alaika,
H. Rkaïn,
Adil Najdi,
Leïla Errguig,
Nawal Doghmi,
Souad Aboudrar,
Mohammed Cherti,
Taoufiq Dakka
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.248301
Subject(s) - organ donation , medicine , cross sectional study , logistic regression , family medicine , donation , promotion (chess) , population , multivariate analysis , univariate analysis , organ transplantation , transplantation , demography , environmental health , surgery , pathology , law , sociology , politics , political science
In any health system, public awareness of organ donation fundamentally affects the organ transplantation programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and perception of the people in Morocco toward organ donation as well as to identify the reasons and determinants for refusal of organ donation. This opinion survey included a representative sample of 2000 participants in Morocco, and data related to sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge and self-opinion about organ donation, and reasons behind refusal were collected. Statistical analysis showed that 55.2% of the participants were women, the median age was 21 years, and 60.8% of included participants had secondary education. Almost two-thirds of surveyed participants (62.3%) showed a low to mid-level of knowledge about organ donation and transplantation in Morocco. About half of the interviewed participants (48.8%) refused to donate their organs. Concern about risk of medical error and the belief in trafficking of procured organs were the main reasons for refusal, seen in 66% and 62% of the interviewees, respectively. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models showed that the older, the less educated and the less informed a person is, the less he accepted organ donation. Therefore, promotion of organ donation in Morocco should involve a regular information and awareness among the general population.