Awareness and attitudes towards organ donation among Egyptian physicians: A single-centre study from a tertiary academic hospital

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World J Transplant. Sep 18, 2026; 16(3): 120199
Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.120199

Table 4 Comparison of knowledge levels regarding organ donation by sociodemographic and academic characteristics, n (%)

Variable	Category	Knowledge			χ², P value
Variable	Category	Low knowledge 324 (82.9%)	Moderate knowledge 51 (13%)	High knowledge 16 (4.1%)	χ², P value
Age: (years)		35.7 ± 9.8	37.5 ± 7.9	42.8 ± 11.2	4.503², 0.012¹
Sex	Female	256 (90.1)	22 (7.7)	6 (2.1)	38.892, < 0.001¹
Sex	Male	68 (63.6)	29 (27.1)	10 (9.3)	38.892, < 0.001¹
Marital status	Single	113 (86.9)	13 (10.0)	4 (3.1)	4.071, 0.667
	Married	196 (80.3)	36 (14.8)	12 (4.9)
	Divorced	4 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
	Widowed	11 (84.6)	2 (15.4)	0 (0.0)
Religion	Christian	15 (83.3)	3 (16.7)	0 (0.0)	0.963, 0.618
Religion	Muslim	309 (82.8)	48 (12.9)	16 (4.3)	0.963, 0.618
Residence	Rural	24 (72.7)	6 (18.2)	3 (9.1)	3.377, 0.185
Residence	Urban	300 (83.8)	45 (12.6)	13 (3.6)	3.377, 0.185
Title	Resident/demonstrator	111 (93.3)	5 (4.2)	3 (2.5)	22.800, 0.004¹
	Master/assistant lecturer/specialist	110 (81.5)	21 (15.6)	4 (3.0)
	MD/lecturer/consultant	50 (71.4)	17 (24.3)	3 (4.3)
	Assistant professor	11 (84.6)	1 (7.7)	1 (7.7)
	Professor	42 (77.8)	7 (13.0)	5 (9.3)
Specialty	Academic	56 (88.9)	7 (11.1)	0 (0.0)	4.200, 0.380
	Medical	241 (82.3)	38 (13.0)	14 (4.8)
	Surgical	27 (77.1)	6 (17.1)	2 (5.7)
Work on organ donation	No	281 (90.6)	23 (7.4)	6 (1.9)	64.229, < 0.001¹
Work on organ donation	Yes	43 (53.1)	28 (34.6)	10 (12.3)	64.229, < 0.001¹

¹Statistically significant < 0.05.

²Anova test.

χ² test was used.

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Citation: Hussein MM, Montasser IF, Ellaban MM, Bahaa El-Din MM, El-Meteini M. Awareness and attitudes towards organ donation among Egyptian physicians: A single-centre study from a tertiary academic hospital. World J Transplant 2026; 16(3): 120199
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v16/i3/120199.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.120199

Hussein MM, Montasser IF, Ellaban MM, Bahaa El-Din MM, El-Meteini M. Awareness and attitudes towards organ donation among Egyptian physicians: A single-centre study from a tertiary academic hospital. World J Transplant 2026; 16(3): 120199 [DOI: 10.5500/wjt.120199]

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