INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH EDUCATION STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TO ORGAN DONATION AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE LEVELS

Objective: This research was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of health education students towards organ donation. Method: The research was conducted in a descriptive-correlational type. It was conducted on students studying in the departments of nursing, nutrition and dietetics at a university located in the east of Turkey. Data were collected in September 2023. The sample of the study consisted of 407 individuals. Data were collected using the Introductory Information Form, Organ Tissue Donation And Transplantation Knowledge Scale (ODTKS), and the Attitudes towards Organ Donation Scale. Results: positive and significant correlation was found between the median of the Individuals' Organ Tissue Donation And Transplantation Knowledge Scale and the total mean score of the Attitudes towards Organ Donation Scale (p