Health Communication Research Unit, Emthonjeni Centre, School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Clin Transplant. 2013 Sep-Oct;27(5):684-92. doi: 10.1111/ctr.12200. Epub 2013 Aug 23.
Published literature suggests that attitudes toward organ donation in South Africa are generally positive. However, there has been a decline in the actual number of transplants taking place annually, which is not consistent with expressed positive attitudes.
Assess the attitudes of a representative sample of the urban-dwelling South African population toward organ donation and how these might affect transplant numbers.
A structured questionnaire was utilized to measure attitudes among a study population of 1048 adults in five major metropolitan areas of South Africa. Field work was undertaken by supervised field workers. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
Eighty-nine percent (89%) of respondents had heard of organ donation, and 77% indicated that they would accept an organ transplant if necessary. Seventy percent (70%) of respondents specified they would be willing to donate their own organs after death, while 67% expressed willingness to donate a relative's organs after death. Participants were more positive about kidney donation than any other organ.
Public attitudes toward organ donation among this population are generally positive. Recommendations include cultural and linguistic sensitivity in educational and advertising campaigns, as well as extensive research into other possible causes of organ shortage.
已发表的文献表明，南非民众对器官捐献的态度普遍较为积极。然而，实际的器官移植数量却在逐年减少，这与民众表达出的积极态度并不相符。
评估南非城市居民对器官捐献的态度，并探讨这些态度如何影响器官移植数量。
在南非五个主要城市地区，采用结构问卷对 1048 名成年人进行了研究人群的态度评估。由经过监督的现场工作人员开展实地工作。所有参与者均获得了书面知情同意。
89%的受访者听说过器官捐献，77%的受访者表示如果需要，他们会接受器官移植。70%的受访者表示愿意在死后捐献自己的器官，而 67%的受访者表示愿意在死后捐献亲属的器官。相较于其他器官，参与者对肾脏捐献的态度更为积极。
该人群对器官捐献的公众态度普遍较为积极。建议在教育和宣传活动中注重文化和语言敏感性，并进行广泛的研究，以探寻器官短缺的其他可能原因。
