A Survey Study to Examine Willingness to Travel for Transplantation and Consider Commercial Transplantation Among a Multiethnic Cohort of Canadians.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Travel for transplantation is the movement of organs, donors, recipients, or transplant professionals across jurisdictional borders for transplantation purposes and is considered transplant tourism if transplant commercialism is involved. Little is known about the willingness of patients at risk for transplant tourism to engage in this practice.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of patients with end-stage renal disease was conducted in Canada to determine interest in travel for transplantation and transplant tourism, characterize patients according to their willingness to consider transplant tourism, and identify factors to deter willingness to consider transplant tourism. Surveys were conducted face-to-face and in multiple languages.

Results

Among the 708

SUBMITTER: Gill J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10105248 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature