Keten Hamit Sirri, Keten Derya, Ucer Huseyin, Cerit Mustafa, Isik Oguz, Miniksar Okkes Hakan, Ersoy Ozgur
Department of Family Medicine, Onikisubat Community Health Center, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Necip Fazil City Hospital, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Ann Transplant. 2014 Nov 17;19:598-603. doi: 10.12659/AOT.891370.
In this study we aimed to determine knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of mosque imams regarding organ donation.
MATERIAL/METHODS: This study involved 322 mosque imams working in Kahramanmaras, a city in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. A questionnaire was used to determine participants' sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding organ donation.
Out of a total of 322 participants, 253 (78.6%) stated that organ donation is allowed in Islam, while 5 (1.6%) expressed that it is religiously forbidden, and 64 (19.9%) stated that they have no idea about the issue. Only 2 (0.6%) participants were registered organ/tissue donors, wile 320 (99.4%) were not. Out of all participants, 72 (22.4%) imams were willing to donate organs. Forty-six (14.3%) imams had previously received basic training about organ donation, and 166 (51.6%) were willing to attend a related training. Television programs and healthcare professionals were the most common means of learning about organ donation. Educational programs by healthcare professionals for imams and the public were proposed to be effective in increasing the number of organ donations.
This study revealed that the knowledge of mosque imams regarding organ donation is poor and they had little willingness to donate their organs. Interestingly, many imams had no knowledge about organ donation under Islam. Collaboration of media, healthcare professionals, and mosque imams regarding organ donation might help increase organ donation.
在本研究中，我们旨在确定清真寺伊玛目在器官捐赠方面的知识、态度和行为。
材料/方法：本研究涉及在土耳其地中海地区城市加济安泰普工作的322名清真寺伊玛目。使用问卷调查来确定参与者的社会人口学特征、关于器官捐赠的知识、态度和行为。
在总共322名参与者中，253人（78.6%）表示伊斯兰教允许器官捐赠，而5人（1.6%）表示宗教上禁止，64人（19.9%）表示他们对这个问题不了解。只有2名（0.6%）参与者登记为器官/组织捐赠者，而320名（99.4%）不是。在所有参与者中，72名（22.4%）伊玛目愿意捐赠器官。46名（14.3%）伊玛目以前接受过关于器官捐赠的基础培训，166名（51.6%）愿意参加相关培训。电视节目和医疗保健专业人员是了解器官捐赠最常见的途径。建议医疗保健专业人员为伊玛目和公众开展教育项目，这对增加器官捐赠数量有效。
本研究表明，清真寺伊玛目关于器官捐赠的知识匮乏，且他们捐赠器官的意愿很低。有趣的是，许多伊玛目对伊斯兰教下的器官捐赠并不了解。媒体、医疗保健专业人员和清真寺伊玛目在器官捐赠方面的合作可能有助于增加器官捐赠。
