The Knowledge Levels and Attitudes of the People Living in Nevşehir on Organ Donation and Transplantation

Nevsehir Public Hospital414 enrolled

Overview

In this descriptive study, the purpose was to determine the knowledge levels and attitudes of the people in Nevsehir, Turkey on organ donation. It has been determined that the people living in Nevsehir do not have sufficient knowledge on organ donation, they had various concerns on the issue, and they wanted to receive information from Organ Donation Units. It can be used the exemplification and internalization in educational curricula about increasing the organ donation.

Purpose In this descriptive study,the purpose was to determine the knowledge levels and attitudes of the people in Nevsehir on organ donation. Methods The data of the study were collected with the questionnaire applied to 414 people residing in Nevşehir between February and May 2016. In evaluating the data, the numbers, percentage calculations, Chi-Square Test,t-test, and One-Way tests were used.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

414

Conditions

Organ Finding

Interventions

NevsehirBEHAVIORAL

The data of the study were collected with the questionnaire

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Anyone aged between 20-65 * The people living in the city center of Nevşehir, Turkey Exclusion Criteria: * \<20 years old * 65 years old * The people who do not live the city center of Nevşehir, Turkey

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Questionnaire

the knowledge levels of the people in Nevsehir, Turkey on organ donation.

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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