Influence of knowledge for organ and tissue donation for transplantation

Felipe Aleixo de Carvalho, Leane dos Reis Costa, Suane Priscila dos Santos Antunes, Clédia Maria Gomes Moraes, Hermana Rayanne Lucas de Andrade Bender, Darllene Lucas de Andrade, Mayco Tadeu Vaz Silva, Rosenildo Maués Sardinha, Bruna Larissa Fernandes Coelho, Letícia Lôide Pereira Ribeiro, Márcia Soraya Quaresma Vera Cruz, Liliane Souza Soares Cerqueira, Pamela Nery do Lago, Luciene Maria dos Reis, Gabriela Cristina Vieira Cardoso, Maria Lúcia Costa dos Santos, Eimar Neri de Oliveira Junior, Marcio Almeida Lins, Paula Abitbol Lima, Rosinete Conceição Souza Soares, Leliane do Nascimento do Espírito Santo, Tatiane Peniche da Silva, Giovanna Farias de Sousa, Lauany Silva de Medeiros, Lorena Silva da Silva, Adilson Mendes de Figueiredo Júnior, Denise de Fátima Ferreira Cardoso, Adams Brunno Silva, Gleyce Pinto Girard, Danielle Oliveira Maciel, Renata Campos de Sousa Borges, Nilza Souza dos Santos, Elizangela Fonseca de Mendonça, Flaviane dos Reis Fortes, Glaucilene Viana Santa Brigida, Natália Ribeiro Batista, Thais Santos de Sousa, Luciana Moreira Batista, Alda Helena dos Santos Carvalho, Dayhane Souza da Conceição, Samuel Oliveira da Vera, Luziana Barros Correia, Gabriella Rodrigues Ferreira, Karine Honorato dos Santos, Rafaella Silva, Sávio Felipe Dias Santos, Maicon de Araujo Nogueira, Antonia Margareth Moita Sá

Transplant. Procurement of Tissues and Organs. Knowledge.

Objective: to investigate the opinion and intention of the adult population in the city of Belém, State of Pará, Brazil, regarding the donation of organs and tissues for transplantation. Method: a cross-sectional, population-based, descriptive study with a quantitative approach, carried out in the city of Belém of Pará, Brazil, from July to August 2019. Results: 387 participants were interviewed, where 70.8% expressed a positive opinion regarding donation and intention to donate organs and tissues; and 50.9% had expressed their desire to be a donor to a family member. 88.6% of the interviewees would authorize the donation of organs and tissues after the death of a family member, provided that he previously expressed his willingness to be a donor. However, only 59.7% would authorize the donation of organs from a loved one diagnosed with brain death. There was a greater intention to donate, among female individuals, aged between 18 to 27 years, students, with family income between 3 to 5 minimum wages, who have children, Catholics and who live 3 to 4 hours a day with the family. Conclusion: this study allows us to conclude that older individuals with less education have less intention to donate their organs. The lack of information on organ donation and transplantation and all the consequences of not knowing the donation process is certainly a limiting factor for the increase in the number of donors.

10.22161/ijaers.710.27