Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Pragya Paneru
B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nutr Food Sci
Background & Aim: Globally, there is a discrepancy between demand and availability of organs for transplantation. WHO calls for encouraging transplantation from a deceased donor as there is no risk to the donor. The new Transplant Act of Nepal-2016 has opened doors for the cadaveric organ donation and transplantation. However, there is a paucity of studies regarding the mind frame of general public regarding deceased organ donation. Thus, this study aims at study the �??willingness�?� for deceased organ donation among the educated classes of the society. Methodology: A cross sectional study was carried out among 397 post-graduate students selected conveniently from three different streams- Medical, Law and Mass Communication from various colleges (selected randomly) of Kathmandu. Self-administered questionnaire was used. Multivariate analysis among the variables that had p-value <0.2 in bivariate analysis was carried out to find out the strongest predictors. Results: The willingness for cadaveric organ donation among the participants was 53.2%. Family permission in one�??s wish to donate organs (p<0.001), having someone in family with chronic disease, (p=0.008), having attended any conference or general talk on organ donation (p=0.009), knowing a live organ donor (p=0.018) and knowing that body won�??t be left disfigured after organ extraction (p=0.026) were found to be the strongest predictors for willingness. Conclusion: The willingness to donate one�??s organs is 53.2%, while that of the significant others�?? is only 31.5%. This highlights the need for extensive awareness programs and new strategies to make people aware about the importance of organ donation and to motivate them to be a registered organ donor.