1. Birth date |
739 |
- |
Mean age: 21.9 years old |
Mean age: 22.4 years old |
0.044 (t-Stud)
|
2. Gender |
739 |
Male |
124 (31.6) |
127(36.6) |
0.116 (C) |
Female |
267 (68.1) |
214 (61.7) |
3. Field of study |
739 |
Humanities and social sciences |
108 (27.6) |
100 (28.8) |
0.846 (C) |
Formal and applied sciences |
197 (50.3) |
167 (48.1) |
Biological and health sciences |
87 (22.2) |
80 (23.1) |
4. Educational level of closest relative |
739 |
Incomplete middle school |
21(5.47) |
21 (6.1) |
0.616 (C) |
Complete middle school |
29 (7.3) |
18 (5.2) |
Complete high school |
108 (27.6) |
107 (30.8) |
Complete undergraduate |
180 (45.9) |
150 (43.2) |
Complete postgraduate |
54 (13.8) |
51 (14.7) |
5. Religion |
739 |
Catholicism |
119 (30.4) |
104 (30.0) |
0.245 (C) |
Protestant Christianity |
43 (11.0) |
32 (9.2) |
Spiritism |
42 (10.7) |
29 (8.4) |
Umbanda / Candomblé |
7 (1.8) |
11 (3.2) |
Atheism |
102 (26.0) |
80 (23.1) |
Others |
79 (20.2) |
91 (26.2) |
6. Were you or are you acquainted with any relative who received or donated organs? |
739 |
Yes |
41 (10.5) |
32 (9.2) |
0.574 (C) |
No |
351 (89.5) |
315 (90.8) |
7. Do you intend to donate your organs after death? |
739 |
Yes |
353 (90.1) |
297 (85.6) |
0.119 (C) |
No |
5 (1.3) |
10 (2.9) |
Not sure |
34 (8.7) |
40 (11.5) |
8. Have you ever expressed or intend to express your wish to be an organ donator to a family member? |
739 |
Yes, I have expressed or plan to express my wish |
315 (80.4) |
281 (81.0) |
0.831 (C) |
No, I have not expressed my wish |
77 (19.6) |
66 (19.0) |
9. You are told that a relative of yours died at the hospital. He or she did not clarify the wish to be an organ donor. Had you been appointed as the one responsible for the decision of whether to donate the organs or not, would you authorize it? |
739 |
Yes |
312 (79.6) |
253 (72.9) |
0.059 (C) |
No |
19 (4.8) |
29 (8.3) |
Not sure |
61 (15.6) |
65 (18.7) |
10. You are told that a relative of yours has been diagnosed with brain death after an accident. He or she expressed the wish to be an organ donor after death. Had you been appointed as the responsible for the decision or whether or not to donate the organs, would you authorize it? |
739 |
Yes |
369 (94.1) |
319 (91.9) |
0.066 (C) |
No |
1 (0.3) |
7 (2.0) |
Not sure |
21 (5.6) |
22 (6.1) |
11. Do your religious principles have any influence over your decision to be or not to be an organ donor? |
739 |
Yes |
41 (10.5) |
31 (8.9) |
0.313 (C) |
No |
15 (3.8) |
21 (6.1) |
Not sure |
336 (85.7) |
295 (85.0) |
12. Do you believe that organ transplantation procedures are an effective and reliable treatment option? |
739 |
Yes |
351 (89.5) |
300 (86.5) |
0.021 (C)
|
No |
1 (0.3) |
9 (2.6) |
Not sure |
40 (10.2) |
38 (11) |
13. Which of the following media informed you the most about organ donation? |
739 |
Television |
102 (26.7) |
47 (13.8) |
<0.001 (C)
|
Internet |
138 (36.1) |
159 (46.8) |
Radio |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
Booklets from informative campaigns |
33 (8.6) |
51 (15.0) |
Books and academic materials |
53 (13.9) |
36 (10.6) |
Others |
56 (14.7) |
47 (13.8) |
14. Would you say that you are sufficiently informed about organ donation? |
739 |
Yes |
138 (35.2) |
202 (58.2) |
<0.001 (C)
|
No |
187 (47.7) |
108 (31.1) |
Not sure |
67 (17.1) |
37 (10.7) |
15. Would you fear that a relative diagnosed with brain death was not dead? |
722 |
Yes |
124 (32.5) |
99 (29.1) |
0.125 (C) |
No |
176 (46.1) |
185 (54.4) |
Not sure |
82 (21.5) |
56 (16.5) |
16. Would you fear that an organ-donor relative diagnosed with brain death could suffer or feel pain during the procedures or organ extraction? |
722 |
Yes |
49 (12.8) |
36 (10.6) |
<0.001 (C)
|
No |
269 (70.4) |
282 (82.2) |
Not sure |
64 (16.8) |
22 (6.5) |
17. Would you fear that an organ-donor relative could have his or her body disfigured by the organ extraction procedures? |
722 |
Yes |
34 (8.9) |
31 (9.1) |
0.143 (C) |
No |
312 (81.7) |
292 (85.9) |
Not sure |
36 (9.4) |
17 (5.0) |
18. A relative tells you of his wish to be an organ donor but does not know how to properly record his decision. How would you instruct him? |
722 |
Record in a written and signed document |
158 (41.4) |
110 (32.4) |
<0.0001 (C)
|
Record in driver’s license or ID card |
89 (23.3) |
54 (15.9) |
Record by verbal expression to a relative |
118 (30.9) |
171 (50.3) |
Other |
17 (4.5) |
5 (1.5) |
19. Would you fear that the organs extracted from donors could be sold or used for illegal purposes? |
722 |
Yes |
127 (33.2) |
135 (39.7) |
0.322 (C) |
No |
218 (57.1) |
176 (51.8) |
Not sure |
37 (9.7) |
29 (8.5) |
20. A relative of yours is brought to the hospital in cardiac arrest and is declared dead. He or she expressed a will to be an organ donor upon death. Does this relative qualify to be an organ donor? |
722 |
Yes, for all organs and tissues |
27 (7.50) |
34 (10.0) |
0.006 (C)
|
Yes, but only for some organs and tissues |
201 (52.3) |
182 (53.5) |
No, he / she does not qualify for donation |
31 (8.1) |
48 (14.1) |
Not sure |
123 (32.2) |
458 (22.4) |
|