Knowledge, attitudes and willingness to organ donation among the general public: a cross-sectional survey in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study is to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and willingness to organ donation among the general public in China.

Methods

The study population consisted of 4274 participants from Eastern, Central and Western China. The participants' knowledge, attitudes and willingness to organ donation were collected by a self-designed questionnaire consisting of 30 items. Knowledge is measured by 10 items and presented as a 10 point score, attitudes is measured by 20 items using a 5-step Likert scale and total score ranged between 0 and 80; while the willingness to donate is assessed as binary variable (0 = No; 1 = Yes). A logistic regression model was used to assess the association of knowledge and attitudes with willingness to organ donation, contr

SUBMITTER: Fan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9082919 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature