Ahmed W, Harris S, Brown E
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
J R Soc Med. 1999 Dec;92(12):626-7. doi: 10.1177/014107689909201205.
In the UK, people of South Asian origin are at more than twice the risk of end-stage renal failure encountered in the Caucasian population but are under-represented among organ donors. Difficulties with matching mean that few donated kidneys are suitable for transplantation to South Asian recipients. A survey of attitudes in 100 South Asian adults was conducted in the main street of Southall, Middlesex. 90 of those questioned were aware of organ transplantation and 69 had heard about donor cards. However, the 16% who carried a donor card was lower than the 28% reported in the general population. The main reason for the low organ donation rate by South Asians seemed to be lack of knowledge, and this could be remedied by more targeting of information in the Asian media.
在英国，南亚裔人群终末期肾衰竭的风险是白种人群的两倍多，但在器官捐献者中所占比例却较低。配型困难意味着很少有捐献的肾脏适合移植给南亚裔受者。在米德尔塞克斯郡索撒尔的主要街道对100名南亚裔成年人进行了一次态度调查。90名被调查者了解器官移植，69人听说过捐献卡。然而，持有捐献卡的16%的比例低于普通人群报告的28%。南亚人器官捐献率低的主要原因似乎是缺乏了解，这可以通过在亚洲媒体上更有针对性地传播信息来加以纠正。
