Knowledge and attitudes toward organ donation and transplantation among medical students in Greece: A cross-sectional survey

Table 2 Responses of medical students to attitude-related items of the questionnaire

Question	Category	n (%)
Relative who has undergone organ transplantation or is waiting for a compatible graft	Yes	119 (21.2)
	No	443 (78.8)
Discussing organ donation and transplantation with family and friends	Yes	378 (67.3)
	No	184 (32.7)
Willingness to donate after death	Yes	356 (63.4)
	No	206 (36.6)
Possessing a donor card (registered donor)	Yes	46 (8.2)
	No	516 (91.8)
Willingness to become a living organ donor	Yes	534 (95.0)
	No	28 (5.0)
Preference for a specific recipient among medical students willing to become living organ donors (leave blank if you would consent to become a donor regardless of your relationship with the recipient/unconditionally)	A close family member (e.g., parent, sibling, spouse, grandparent etc.)	312 (79.0)
	Own child	63 (16.0)
	Child regardless of relationship	12 (3.0)
	A close friend but not family	8 (2.0)
	Conditional donation to specific recipients	395 (74.0)
	No preference (unconditional)	139 (26.0)
Preference for type of graft for potential own needs	Living-donor graft	321 (57.1)
	Deceased-donor graft	241 (42.9)
Perceived efficiency of HTO’s efforts to promote organ donation	Yes	196 (34.9)
	No	366 (65.1)
Medical student’s role in promoting organ donation and transplantation in Greece	Yes	488 (86.8)
	No	74 (13.2)
Implementation of mandatory transplant course in medical curriculum	Yes	388 (69.0)
	No	174 (31.0)
Implementation of modern technologies would expand the donor pool in Greece	Yes	475 (84.5)
	No	87 (15.5)

HTO: Hellenic Transplant Organization.