Tumin Makmor, Raja Ariffin Raja Noriza, Mohd Satar NurulHuda, Abdullah Nawi, Wan Md Adnan Wan Ahmad Hafiz, Ismail Ahmad Zuhdi, Che Soh Mazlan
Department of Administrative Studies and Politics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Department of Economics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ann Transplant. 2015 Apr 13;20:206-10. doi: 10.12659/AOT.892707.
Malaysia, a country of Muslim majority, is suffering from a severe organ shortage due to the lack of donors. Mosques are the main gateways into the Muslim community. Hence, it is imperative to explore their role in facilitating organ donation.
A self-administered survey was conducted between October and December 2013. We distributed 700 pilot-tested questionnaires to 82 mosques in Kuala Lumpur and its suburbs. The respondents were stratified into 2 groups: the mosque committees and the Muslim Jama'ah (individuals who come regularly to mosque for prayer).
Data collected from a survey on 653 Malaysian Muslims reveals that the main factors that hamper organ donation-related activities at the mosques in Malaysia are the lack of experts and financial resources. The level of autonomy of the mosque is also another main issue. The respondents believe that talks and dialogues are the best methods for organ donation campaigns at the mosques. Conclusions We argue that if the mosques are to play a role in imparting knowledge on organ donation, there should be ample opportunity for the mosque committee to choose the content of religious talks held in their community. The mosques in Malaysia are not sufficiently facilitated to channel the information on organ donation to the Muslim community. Providing financial support and expert campaigners are expected to increase organ donation-related activities at the mosques and subsequently could increase awareness regarding organ donations among Malaysian Muslims.
马来西亚是一个穆斯林占多数的国家，由于缺乏捐赠者，正面临严重的器官短缺问题。清真寺是进入穆斯林社区的主要通道。因此，探索它们在促进器官捐赠方面的作用势在必行。
2013年10月至12月进行了一项自填式调查。我们向吉隆坡及其郊区的82座清真寺分发了700份经过预测试的问卷。受访者分为两组：清真寺委员会和穆斯林聚礼者（定期到清真寺祈祷的个人）。
对653名马来西亚穆斯林进行的调查收集的数据显示，阻碍马来西亚清真寺开展与器官捐赠相关活动的主要因素是缺乏专家和资金。清真寺的自主程度也是另一个主要问题。受访者认为，讲座和对话是在清真寺开展器官捐赠活动的最佳方式。结论我们认为，如果清真寺要在传播器官捐赠知识方面发挥作用，应该有充足的机会让清真寺委员会选择在其社区举行的宗教讲座内容。马来西亚的清真寺在向穆斯林社区传播器官捐赠信息方面没有得到充分便利。提供财政支持和专业活动人士有望增加清真寺与器官捐赠相关的活动，进而提高马来西亚穆斯林对器官捐赠的认识。
