“Organ Donation: Awareness, Attitudes and Beliefs among Medical Students of Mysore, Karnataka”

Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of foreign students toward the use of medical cannabis (MC) for pain management. Methods: This study uses data collected from 549 foreign students from India (n = 289) and Middle Eastern countries mostly from Egypt, Iran, Syria, and Jordan (n = 260) studying medicine in Russia and Belarus. Data collected from Russian and Belarusian origin medical students (n = 796) were used for comparison purposes. Pearson’s chi-squared and t-test were used to analyze the data. Results: Foreign students’ country of origin and gender statuses do not tend to be correlated with medical student responses toward medical cannabis use. Students from Russia and Belarus who identified as secular, compared to those who were religious, reported more positive attitudes toward medical cannabis and policy change. Conclusions: This study is the first to examine the attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs toward medical cannabis among foreign students from India and Middle Eastern countries studying in Russia and Belarus, two countries who oppose its recreational and medicine use. Indian and Middle Eastern students, as a group, tend to be more supportive of MC than their Russian and Belarusian counterparts. These results may be linked to cultural and historical reasons. This study provides useful information for possible medical and allied health curriculum and education purposes.

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Multicentric Study to Evaluate Mexican Medical Students’ Knowledge of Transplants and Organ Donation

Transplantation Proceedings ◽

10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.02.002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 52 (4) ◽

pp. 1030-1035

Author(s):

Marco Antonio Ayala-García ◽

Antonio Ríos Zambudio ◽

Olga Isadora Martínez-Martínez ◽

Beatriz González Yebra ◽

Martha Edith Cancino Marentes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Organ Donation ◽

Multicentric Study

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Knowledge and ethical perception regarding organ donation among medical students

BMC Medical Ethics ◽

10.1186/1472-6939-14-38 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Nisreen Feroz Ali ◽

Amal Qureshi ◽

Basmah Naser Jilani ◽

Nosheen Zehra

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Organ Donation ◽

Ethical Perception

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Medical Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Willingness of Organ Donation

Transplantation Journal ◽

10.1097/01.tp.0000525007.05496.95 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 101 ◽

pp. S24 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Weiye Zhang ◽

Xinjun Shi ◽

Jiageng Chen ◽

Xiyue Jing ◽

Yanan Dong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Organ Donation

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MO1040KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTION OF ORGAN DONATION BY STUDENTS IN MEDICINE

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation ◽

10.1093/ndt/gfab109.007 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Imane Failal ◽

Sanae Ezzaki ◽

Rania Elafifi ◽

Naoufal Mtioui ◽

Salma Elkhayat ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Organ Donation ◽

Organ Transplantation ◽

Arab World ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Bodily Integrity ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitudes And Perceptions ◽

The Developed Countries

Abstract Background and Aims Organ transplantation is a treatment option to millions of patients worldwide. In this area, Morocco lags far behind the developed countries and even compared to some countries in the Arab world. The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge; social attitudes and perceptions of donation and organ transplantation by medical students. Method This is a cross-sectional study descriptive and analytical target held in the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of. Results 320 medical students were surveyed. The mean age was 21.5 ± 2.32 years, with a female representing 78%. Almost all surveyed students knew the lethal diseases requiring the use of the graft (99.8%) and 97% of them knew the transplantable organs. 92% had heard of the possibility of organ transplants in Morocco, 90% of students felt that there are many people in need of transplants 87% of students were aware of the existence of legislation governing organ donation in Morocco. Only 7% thought that acts of donation and transplantation of organs are performed in private clinics, 89% of respondents know that there is a book in which one can register to make known its agreement to give its organs after death, 81% do not know the steps to register for this registre.97% were for organ donation and causes of refusal were: religion and the attainment of bodily integrity Conclusion There has to be targeted actions in order to promote donation and transplant in Morocco in order to enhance knowledge and information on medical, religious and legal order that the attitudes and perceptions of the population live.

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