The current paper provides an integrated review of research literature on college students'
knowledge, attitudes, and intentions regarding organ and tissue donation (OTD). Findings …

Abstract According to World Health Organization, the global prevalence of blindness in 2010
was 39 million people, among which 4% were due to corneal opacities. Often, the sole resort …

Background: Of the overall 9.5 million deaths annually in India, nearly 100,000 are due to
organ failure. To save and extend lives, organ donation and organ transplantation have …

Objective The emergence of evidence suggests that student nurses commonly exhibit
concerns about their lack of knowledge of organ donation and transplantation. Formal …

Background To determine the knowledge and ethical perception regarding organ donation
amongst medical students in Karachi-Pakistan. Methods Data of this cross sectional study …

Health education, research, and training rely on the altruistic act of body donation for the
supply of cadavers. Organ transplantation and research rely on donated organs. Supply of …

Attitudes, knowledge, and actions with regard to organ donation among Hong Kong medical
students Page 1 278 Hong Kong Med J Vol 14 No 4 # August 2008 # www.hkmj.org …

The shortage of organ donations is a major limiting factor in transplant programs. Since a
favorable attitude of health professionals to organ donation can positively influence the …

Background The shortage of organ donors is the key rate-limiting factor for organ
transplantation in the United Kingdom. Many strategies have been proposed to increase …

PURPOSE: To measure medical students' knowledge of the central issues in organ donation
and transplantation and to understand their perception of the extent of training they received …