Open AccessKnowledge and Attitudes about Organ Donation among Patient Companion at a Tertiary Hopsital in Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Mahteme Bekele,
Wubshet Jote,
Tigist Workneh,
Berhanu Nigussie Worku
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v31i1.14
Subject(s) - organ donation , medicine , family medicine , logistic regression , donation , cross sectional study , descriptive statistics , positive attitude , transplantation , psychology , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , pathology , economics , economic growth
Worldwide, the supply of organs continues to be much less than the demand. Many studies identify poor knowledge and negative attitude about organ donation for this. The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge and attitude towards organ donation and associated factors among people who accompany patient during hospital visit at tertiary hospital in Ethiopia.