Emergency Aid and Disaster Management Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Awareness about Organ Donation

Despite many developments in the field of surgery and medical technology today, the desired level has not yet been reached in the number of transplant patients for organ donation. This descriptive study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and awareness of university students about organ donation. The universe of this cross-sectional study consists of 200 students studying at the Emergency and Disaster Management department of a state university. A questionnaire consisting of 32 questions was used, including the socio-demographic characteristics of the students and their awareness, knowledge and willingness about organ donation. Pearson chi-square test was used to evaluate the data. Only 10.0% of students received information about organ donation. While no students donate organs, 57.5% want to donate their organs in the future. 73.0% of the students prefer to donate their organs to save the lives of others. 22.0% of the students know that there is a legal regulation regarding organ donation. The willingness of female students to donate organs in the future (64.9%) is higher than male students (43.5%) (p