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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2016; 22(25): 5800-5813
Published online Jul 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i25.5800
Published online Jul 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i25.5800
Table 3 Variables of the university medical students' knowledge about, and attitude toward, related and unrelated living liver donation n (%)
| Unrelated living liver donation | Related living liver donation | |||||
| Variable | In favor (n = 2937, 32%) | Not in favor (n = 6338, 68%) | P value | In favor (n = 8258, 89%) | Not in favor (n = 1017, 11%) | P value |
| Knowing a transplant patient | ||||||
| Yes (n = 2261) | 813 (36) | 1448 (64) | < 0.001 | 2026 (90) | 235 (10) | 0.296 |
| No (n = 6992) | 2121 (30) | 4871 (70) | 6210 (89) | 782 (11) | ||
| DS/DK (n =22) | 3 | 19 | 22 | -- | ||
| Knowing a donor | ||||||
| Yes (n = 1305) | 482 (37) | 823 (63) | < 0.001 | 1180 (90) | 125 (10) | 0.086 |
| No (n = 7943) | 2451 (31) | 5492 (69) | 7055 (89) | 888 (11) | ||
| DS/DK (n = 27) | 4 | 23 | 23 | 4 | ||
| Possibility of needing a transplant | ||||||
| Yes (n = 7712) | 2544 (33) | 5168 (67) | < 0.001 | 6951 (90) | 761 (10) | < 0.001 |
| No (n = 118) | 35 (30) | 83 (70) | 96 (81) | 22 (19) | ||
| Doubts (n = 1372) | 341 (25) | 1031 (75) | 1159 (85) | 213 (16) | ||
| DS/DK (n = 73) | 17 | 56 | 52 | 21 | ||
| Attitude toward deceased donation | ||||||
| In favor (n = 7376) | 2603 (35) | 4773 (65) | < 0.001 | 6761 (92) | 615 (8) | < 0.001 |
| Against - undecided (n = 1899) | 334 (18) | 1565 (82) | 1497 (79) | 402 (21) | ||
| Donating a living kidney | ||||||
| Yes, I would donate one (n = 2784) | 1965 (71) | 819 (29) | < 0.001 | 2684 (96) | 100 (4) | < 0.001 |
| No, I would not donate one (n = 872) | 111 (13) | 761 (87) | 656 (75) | 216 (25) | ||
| I do not know (n = 5619) | 861 (15) | 4758 (85) | 4918 (88) | 701 (12) | ||
| Willingness to accept a living liver segment from a family member | ||||||
| Yes, I would accept it (n = 5342) | 2187 (41) | 3155 (59) | < 0.001 | 5146 (96) | 196 (4) | < 0.001 |
| No, I would wait on the waiting list (n = 907) | 224 (25) | 683 (75) | 751 (83) | 156 (17) | ||
| I do not know (n = 2932) | 519 (18) | 2413 (82) | 2341 (80) | 591 (20) | ||
| DS/DK (n = 94) | 7 | 87 | 20 | 74 | ||
- Citation: Ríos A, López-Navas AI, López-López AI, Gómez FJ, Iriarte J, Herruzo R, Blanco G, Llorca FJ, Asunsolo A, Sánchez-Gallegos P, Gutiérrez PR, Fernández A, de Jesús MT, Martínez-Alarcón L, Lana A, Fuentes L, Hernández JR, Virseda J, Yelamos J, Bondía JA, Hernández AM, Ayala MA, Ramírez P, Parrilla P. Acceptance of living liver donation among medical students: A multicenter stratified study from Spain. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(25): 5800-5813
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i25/5800.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i25.5800