Vol. 5 (03) pp. 2179-2186 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3738

?AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE OF MEDICAL FRATERNITY TOWARDS WHOLE BODY AND ORGAN DONATION?.

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  • Post Graduate, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, GITAM Dental College and Hospital, Visakhapatnam.
  • Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, GITAM Dental College and Hospital, Visakhapatnam.
  • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, GITAM Dental College and Hospital, Visakhapatnam.
  • Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, GITAM Dental College and Hospital, Visakhapatnam.
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Abstract

This study is undertaken to evaluate the awareness and attitude of medical fraternity towards whole body and organ donation. A cross sectional study was conducted among undergraduates, graduates and post graduates. Total 500 participants answered the multiple choice questionnaire containing information about demographic features, awareness and attitude towards whole body and organ donation. Out of 500 participants, 44% were willing to donate organs, 47.8% were willing to donate body only for organ transplantation, while only 5.8% for dissection purpose. 16.2% and 36.4% were not willing to donate organs and body respectively. 55.4% were self motivated followed by media (27.7%). Mistrust or misconception was the major reason for unwillingness to donate followed by premature organ removal. Although there is high level of awareness about whole body and organ donation, most of the medical students did not filled the pledge form. It is suggested that there is a need for reviewing medical school curricula and focussing on organ and whole body donation so, that there will be an altruistic change in attitude of future medical professionals.

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S. Prameela, N. V. V. Satya Bhushan, T. Sunil, U. Siva Kalyan and Kho Chai Chiang. (2017); ?AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE OF MEDICAL FRATERNITY TOWARDS WHOLE BODY AND ORGAN DONATION?., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 5 (03), 2179-2186, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3738

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Sandrana Prameela
Post Graduate student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, GITAM Dental College and Hospital.
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