Determining the Knowledge and Attitudes of Theological Students in Turkey about Brain Death and Organ Donation

Aksoy N., Temür B. N., Taşdemir D.

Journal of Religion and Health, vol.60, no.6, pp.4387-4401, 2021 (AHCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 60 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10943-021-01382-8
  • Journal Name: Journal of Religion and Health
  • Journal Indexes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, ATLA Religion Database, CINAHL, EMBASE, Index Islamicus, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.4387-4401
  • Keywords: Organ donation, Theology students, Theory of planned behavior, Intention, Attitude, RELIGIOUS OFFICIALS, TRANSPLANTATION, INTENTION, BEHAVIORS, BELIEFS, FACULTY, DONORS, IMPACT
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.This descriptive study was performed to determine the knowledge and attitudes of 492 Faculty of Theology students in Turkey regarding organ donation and the determinants of organ donation intention according to the theory of planned behavior. The study used the Attitudes Toward Organ Donation Scale and the Organ–Tissue Donation and Transplantation Knowledge Scale. According to the results of the regression analysis, the factors affecting organ donation intention were attitude (OR 1.19, 95%CI 1.11–1.27), subjective norms (OR 1.10, 95%CI 1.01–1.20), and perceived behavioral control (OR 1.30, 95%CI 1.18–1.44). In this study, behavioral intention was significantly associated with attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control.