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Awareness and Attitude Towards Organ Donation Under Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1994 amongst Medical Students in Teaching Hospital at Chennai S. K .Tanissha; P Shruthi
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 15 No. 2 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publisher : Institute of Medico-legal Publications Pvt Ltd

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v15i2.14462

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Organ transplantation, a treatment procedure to save the lives of patients with end stage organ failure is agrey zone about which the multitude is still unaware. The attitude of the Indian population towards organdonation is very bleak accounting to a rate of 0.26 per ten lakh people. A cross-sectional study was conductedamong 300 medical students with a pre-tested, semi structured questionnaire to assess their knowledge andattitude regarding organ donation. Data collected was statistically analysed using SPSS software. 96% ofthe study participants were aware about organ donation and 98.5% believed that organ donation should bepromoted. 4.8% participants of this study had already signed up the organ donation form .Willingness fororgan donation was significantly associated with knowledge about organ donation. When compared to boys,girls reported higher mean scores in knowledge (8.48±1.11) and attitude (7.38±0.85). Though most of thestudents had adequate knowledge, gaps existed in their practices. By providing adequate knowledge andorientation about the topic, all the Medical graduates can become the potential organ donors in the futureand also abide by the law of land by motivating the patients to donate their organs.
Co-Authors P Shruthi