Are Ghanaians Residing in Spain Aware of the Donation of Living Related Kidney?

INTRODUCTION

The population of Ghana has an emerging migratory flow to Europe and especially to Spain. Therefore, there is an increase in waiting lists in kidney transplantation.

OBJECTIVE

To analyze the attitude toward related living kidney donation (LKD) among the population born in Ghana and residing in Spain.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Population under study. Population born in Ghana and resident in Spain.

INCLUSION CRITERIA

Sample of population over 15 years stratified by age and sex, according to census data and immigrant assistance associations.

INSTRUMENT

Validated attitude questionnaire toward LKD "PCID-DVR-Ríos." Field work. Random selection of people to be surveyed according to stratification.

RESULTS

A total of 237 respondents have been included in the study. 72% are in favor of LKD, not just related. The remaining 28% do not accept the related living donation or have doubts about it. Respondents in favor of the related LKD have a more positive attitude toward ODT (P < .001). The attitude toward related LKD is linked to socio-personal factors, knowledge factors about the donation and organ transplantation process, social interaction factors, attitude factors toward the body, religious factors, and the risk assessment that comes with a living donation (P < .05). In the multivariate analysis persists: the attitude toward the cadaveric OTD (odds ratio [OR] = 6.993), perform pro-social activities (OR = 14.084), fear of body mutilation (OR = 20.408) and renal risk (OR = 29.411).

CONCLUSIONS

The Ghanaian population immigrating to Spain has an unfavorable attitude toward related LKD compared with existing studies of Western European and Spanish populations, which is conditioned by multiple psychosocial factors.