High school students' knowledge and attitudes of organ donation and organ transplantation

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine high school students' knowledge and attitudes of organ donation and transplantation. Sample of the study included 179 10th and 11th grade students in a Vocational High School and an Anatolian Teacher High School in Balikesir in Turkey in Fall Semester of 2011-2012 academic years. Data were collected with Organ Donation Attitude Scale consisting of 10 questions and Organ Donation Knowledge Questionnaire consisting of 5 questions. According to the results of the study, half of the students indicated that they wanted to donate their organs. Although two schools' students had positive attitudes toward organ donation, they had insufficient knowledge about organ donation in general.