Knowledge and Attitude of Undergraduate Nursing Students towards Organ Donation

Abstract

Organ donation is the donation of an organ of a human body from a living or dead person to a living recipient in need of a transplantation. It is the gift of an individual to help someone who suffers from damage and gross malfunction of their organs. Organ transplantation has greatly improved the looks of patients suffering from end-stage organ failure. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of undergraduate nursing students towards organ donation at selected nursing colleges in Kozhikode district. The objectives of the study were to assess the level of knowledge and the attitude of undergraduate nursing students towards organ donation and to find the association between selected demographic variables with knowledge and attitude. The study was based on theory of planned behaviour. One hundred sample were selected using a non-probability convenience sampling technique. The tool used were a socio-demographic Performa, self-structured questionnaires and an attitude scale. The data were tabulated and analysed. The study revealed that among 100 sample, 28% had excellent knowledge, 31% had very good knowledge, 26% had good knowledge,14% had average knowledge and 1% had poor knowledge. 26% had very positive attitude, 61% had favourable attitude and 13% had neutral attitude. There was significant relationship between monthly family income and previous knowledge on organ donation with the level of knowledge