A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation among Adults in the Selected Community in Moradabad in View to Develop Information Booklet.

Abstract

Organ transplantation is recognized as one of the most gripping medical advances of the century as it provides a way of giving the gift of life to patients who need them. Organ transplantation saves thousands of lives worldwide. Organ donation is the process of giving an organ or a part of an organ for the purpose of its transplantation into another person .According to WHO, globally 6600 kidney donations, 21000 liver donations and 6000 heart donations was transplanted.²  According to survey in India every year about: 50,000 people die because of non-availability of organs, 20,000 people die due to end stage organ failure^.3 It can be related to a deceased donor or a living donor Globally, the prevalence of knowledge on organ donation was found to range from 60% to 85%, on using different knowledge variables