Informing national policy: Healthcare workers’ readiness for a deceased donor kidney transplant program in Brunei Darussalam

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World J Transplant. Jun 18, 2026; 16(2): 117585
Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.117585

Table 2 Responses of participants

Questions	Responses; n (%)
Do you know that CKD affects 1 in 10 people in the world?	Yes; 247 (67)	Unsure; 78 (21)	No; 45 (12)
Do you know which is the best treatment to improve patients’ quality of life?	KT; 195 (53)	PD; 22 (5)	HD; 96 (26)	Unsure; 57 (15)
Do you know which is the best treatment to increase patients’ life expectancy?	KT; 252 (68)	PD; 5 (1)	HD; 65 (18)	Unsure; 48 (13)
Do you know which is the most cost-effective treatment for end stage kidney disease?	KT; 156 (42)	PD; 40 (11)	HD; 69 (19)	Unsure; 105 (28)
Kidney transplant donation can be derived from living donors and deceased donors	Yes; 269 (73)	Unsure; 28 (8)	No; 73 (20)
Do you know that there is a Fatwa that deems deceased organ donation as ‘should/ought to’?	Yes; 125 (34)	Unsure; 167 (45)	No; 78 (21)
Do you agree with living kidney donations from family members?	Strongly disagree; 19 (5)	Disagree; 14 (4)	Neutral; 106 (29)	Agree; 159 (42)	Strongly agree; 79 (21)
Do you agree with kidney donations from unrelated sources through payments?	Strongly disagree; 47 (13)	Disagree; 76 (21)	Neutral; 168 (45)	Agree; 61 (16)	Strongly agree; 18 (5)
Do you agree with kidney donations from deceased donors?	Strongly disagree; 14 (4)	Disagree; 30 (8)	Neutral; 165 (45)	Agree; 117 (32)	Strongly agree; 44 (12)
I support a practice of organ donor card which states my preference towards donation	Strongly disagree; 20 (5)	Disagree; 19 (5)	Neutral; 128 (35)	Agree; 120 (32)	Strongly agree; 83 (22)
I support a practice which allows kidneys from my family to be donated after death	Strongly disagree; 15 (4)	Disagree; 45 (12)	Neutral; 165 (45)	Agree; 91 (25)	Strongly agree; 54 (15)
I support a practice which allows my kidneys to be donated after death	Strongly disagree; 15 (4)	Disagree; 47 (13)	Neutral; 142 (38)	Agree; 96 (26)	Strongly agree; 70 (19)

CKD: Chronic kidney disease; KT: Kidney transplant; PD: Peritoneal dialysis; HD: Hemodialysis.

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Citation: Othman NIE, Lim CY, Razak L, Yusuf M, Ahmed D, Idris F, Joshi N, Khalil MAM, Duong MC, Tan J. Informing national policy: Healthcare workers’ readiness for a deceased donor kidney transplant program in Brunei Darussalam. World J Transplant 2026; 16(2): 117585
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.117585

Othman NIE, Lim CY, Razak L, Yusuf M, Ahmed D, Idris F, Joshi N, Khalil MAM, Duong MC, Tan J. Informing national policy: Healthcare workers’ readiness for a deceased donor kidney transplant program in Brunei Darussalam. World J Transplant 2026; 16(2): 117585 [PMID: 42281873 DOI: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.117585]

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