Registration for deceased organ and tissue donation among Ontario immigrants: a population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Canada has low rates of deceased organ and tissue donation. Immigrants to Canada may differ in their registered support for deceased organ donation based on their country of origin.

Methods

We used linked administrative databases in Ontario (about 11 million residents aged ≥ 16 yr) to study the proportion of immigrants and long-term residents registered for deceased organ and tissue donation as of October 2013. We used modified Poisson regression to identify and quantify predictors of donor registration.

Results

Compared with long-term residents (n = 9 244 570), immigrants (n = 1 947 646) were much less likely to register for deceased organ and tissue donation (11.9% v. 26.5%). Immigrants from the United States, Australia and New Zealand had t

SUBMITTER: Li AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5396453 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature