Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organs Donation Among Nursing Students in Lahore: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study

Background and Objective: Organ donation is an effective and desirable procedure of treatment for patients who are suffering from end-stage organ failure to any cause. The global issue which patients are facing a negative attitude of the potential donors and their family members regarding organ donation. Nurses are in close contact with the persons and attendants and they can make a significant change in their attitude, that it is necessary to see the knowledge and attitude of nurses towards organ donation. The study assessing the knowledge and attitude of undergraduate nursing students regarding organ donation at College of Nursing Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among nursing students of a government nursing college in Lahore. The study sample size was 60 undergraduate nursing students. Data was collected through a pre-validated questionnaire from previous research depending on 20 questions for variables check. Data was organized and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Simple descriptive statistics were applied to see the frequency and percentage and summarize the results. Results: All 60 students participated in the study making the response rate 100%. The majority of the respondents (66.3%) have good knowledge but have negative responses toward organ donation and only 26.7% of students showed positive attitudes. Overall the students showed a negative attitude toward organ donation. Conclusion: As the majority of the students showed sufficient knowledge but had a negative attitude towards organ donation, so concluded that it is mandatory for colleges to make changes in the nursing syllabus that allow students to raise their thoughts and remove their erroneous barriers regarding organ donation to increase their attitudes.