Organ Donation Among Tiers of Health Workers: Expanding Resources to Optimize Organ Availability in a Developing Country
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2016-10
Authors
Oluyombo, R.
Fawale, B.M.
Busari, O.A.
Ogunmola, J.O.
Olanrewaju, T.O.
Akinleye, C.A.
Ojewola, R.W.
Yusuf, M.
Obajowolo, O.
Soje, M.
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Wolters Cluwer Health Inc.
Abstract
The global increase in end organ failure but disproportional shortage of organ donation calls for attention. Expanding the organ pool by assessing and improving health workers' attitude at all levels of care may be a worthwhile initiative. Methods. A questionnaire-based cross sectional study involving tertiary, secondary, and primary health institutions in Southwestern Nigeria was conducted. Results. Age range was 18 to 62 (36.7 ± 9.2) years. Only 13.5%, 11.7%, and 11.2% from primary, secondary, and tertiary health centers, respectively, would definitely donate despite high level of awareness (>90%) at each level of care. Par- ticipants from primary health care are of low income (P < 0.05), and this cohort is less likely to be aware of organ donation (P < 0.05). At each level of care, permission by religion to donate organs influenced positive attitudes (willingness to donate, read- iness to counsel families of potential donors, and signing of organ donation cards) toward organ donation. Good knowledge of organ donation only significantly influenced readiness to counsel donors (P < 0.05) and not willingness to donate (P > 0.05). At each level of health care, young health care workers (P < 0.05) and women (P > 0.05) would be willing to donate, whereas men show positive attitude in signing of organ donor cards (P < 0.05) and counseling of families of potential donors (P > 0.05). Conclusions. Knowledge and willingness to donate organs among health care levels were not different. Considering the poten- tial advantage of community placement of other tiers of health care (primary and secondary) in Nigeria, integrating them would be strategically beneficial to organ donation.
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Keywords
Organ donation , Health workers , Primary, secondary and tertiary health centres , Potential donors , Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE::Surgery
Citation
Oluyombo R., Fawale B.M., Busari O.A., Ogunmola J.O., Olanrewaju T.O., Akinleye C.A., Ojewola R.W. et al. Organ donations among tiers of Health workers: Expanding resources to optimize availability in a developing country. Transplantation Direct. 2016 Jan; 2(1):e48-51.