Physicians' Belief about Organ Donation.

Area of Science:

• Medical Science
• Transplantation
• Public Health

Background:

• Organ donation knowledge is influenced by various sociodemographic and cultural factors.
• Understanding physician awareness is crucial for improving organ donation rates.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess physician awareness of cardiopulmonary death (CD) and brain death (BD).
• To evaluate physicians' beliefs and attitudes towards organ donation.

Main Methods:

• Cross-sectional study involving 185 physicians in Makkah.
• Random sampling from two major hospitals.
• Self-administered questionnaire with dichotomous responses.

Main Results:

• 94.1% correctly identified definitions of BD and CD.
• 83.3% agreed with the concept of organ donation.
• No significant difference in differentiating CD from BD (p=0.2).

Conclusions:

• Physicians possess adequate knowledge to distinguish between CD and BD.
• A majority of physicians hold positive views on organ donation.