Attitude of Jordanians towards a new enactment for an opt-out organ donation system: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Organ donation entails saving or transforming lives through the provision of organs, either from living donors or deceased individuals. In Jordan, low donation rates are attributed to religious misconceptions, limited education and insufficient awareness of the burden on patients with organ failure.

Objectives

To investigate the attitudes of the Jordanian population towards the practicality and effectiveness of introducing an opt-out organ donation system through legislative measures, with the aim of increasing donation rates.

Design

This cross-sectional study used a designed self-administered questionnaire. Data were subsequently analysed using IBM SPSS software.

Setting

The study encompassed all 12 cities located in Jordan.

Participants

Data

SUBMITTER: Aboghazleh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11243278 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature