Deceased Organ Donation Registration and Familial Consent among Chinese and South Asians in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

For various reasons, people of Chinese (China, Hong Kong or Taiwan) and South Asian (Indian subcontinent) ancestry (the two largest ethnic minority groups in Ontario, Canada) may be less likely to register for deceased organ donation than the general public, and their families may be less likely to consent for deceased organ donation at the time of death.

Methods

We conducted two population-based studies: (1) a cross-sectional study of deceased organ donor registration as of May 2013, and (2) a cohort study of the steps in proceeding with deceased organ donation for patients who died in hospital from October 2008 to December 2012.

Results

A total of 49 938 of 559 714 Chinese individuals (8.9%) and 47 774 of 374 291 South Asians (12.8%) were registered for de

SUBMITTER: Li AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4521812 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature