Department of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Department of Medical Clinic, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Anat Sci Educ. 2017 Sep;10(5):475-486. doi: 10.1002/ase.1687. Epub 2017 Mar 6.
The use of human material in anatomy education depends upon the generosity of body donors. However, little is known regarding the demographics of body donors in Brazil, where voluntary body donation is a relatively rare phenomenon. Hence, the aim of the present study was to elucidate the demographic profile of applicants to the Body Donation Program (BDP) at the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre in Brazil, as well as to assess whether the observed characteristics of body donors are unique to that sample, or if they merely reflect the characteristics of the regional population. Information derived from the specific forms filled out by donors between January 2008 and June 2016 at the time of registration were collected. Data from 416 forms were analyzed. Based on this study, the typical applicant in Brazil is typically a white female (67.4%), over 60 years of age (60.3%), unmarried or single (70.6%), affiliated with a religious group (89.1%), of middle class background (40.4%), who has completed high school and/or holds a university degree (93.8%). The motivation of donors was, in most cases, an altruistic gesture, represented by the desire to help society and science. Elucidating these demographic characteristics of potential donors may help identify the target public to which information regarding body donation campaigns could be directed. Anat Sci Educ 10: 475-486. © 2017 American Association of Anatomists.
人体材料在解剖学教育中的使用取决于遗体捐献者的慷慨。然而，关于巴西遗体捐献者的人口统计学特征知之甚少，在巴西，自愿遗体捐献是一种相对罕见的现象。因此，本研究旨在阐明巴西阿雷格里港联邦健康科学大学遗体捐献计划（BDP）申请人的人口统计学特征，并评估观察到的遗体捐献者的特征是否仅适用于该样本，或者是否仅反映了该地区人口的特征。收集了 2008 年 1 月至 2016 年 6 月期间登记时捐赠者填写的具体表格中的信息。对 416 份表格的数据进行了分析。根据这项研究，巴西的典型申请人通常是白人女性（67.4%），年龄在 60 岁以上（60.3%），未婚或单身（70.6%），隶属于宗教团体（89.1%），来自中产阶级家庭（40.4%），完成了高中学业和/或拥有大学学位（93.8%）。捐赠者的动机在大多数情况下是一种利他主义的姿态，表现为帮助社会和科学的愿望。阐明这些潜在捐赠者的人口统计学特征可能有助于确定可以向其宣传遗体捐献活动信息的目标公众。解剖科学教育 10:475-486. © 2017 美国解剖学家协会。
