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Table 2 Participant’s perception towards barriers to kidney transplant among participants unwilling to undergo kidney transplantation n = 95

From: Factors affecting willingness to receive a kidney transplant among minority patients at an urban safety-net hospital: a cross-sectional survey

 

Total (n)

Frequency (%)

I don’t trust the doctors (n = 30)

95

 

Not important/Somewhat important

 

7 (23.33)

Important/Very important

 

15 (50.00)

Don’t know

 

8 (26.67)

Missing

 

65 (68.42)

Religious concerns (n = 26)

95

 

Not important/Somewhat important

 

15 (57.69)

Important/Very important

 

7 (26.92)

Don’t know

 

4 (15.38)

Missing

 

69 (72.63)

Complications from transplant (n = 31)

95

 

Not important/Somewhat important

 

3 (9.68)

Important/Very important

 

23 (74.19)

Don’t know

 

5 (16.13)

Missing

 

64 (67.37)

Surgical concerns-pain, fear (n = 29)

95

 

Not important/Somewhat important

 

2 (6.90)

Important/Very important

 

22 (75.86)

Don’t know

 

5 (17.24)

Missing

 

66 (69.47)

I don’t want somebody else’s organ (n = 30)

95

 

Not important/Somewhat important

 

13 (43.33)

Important/Very important

 

10 (33.33)

Don’t know

 

7 (23.33)

Missing

 

65 (68.42)

I don’t think I’ll ever need it. I feel healthy (n = 29)

95

 

Not important/Somewhat important

 

11 (37.93)

Important/Very important

 

10 (34.48)

Don’t know

 

8 (27.59)

Missing

 

66 (69.47)

Financial concerns (n = 32)

95

 

Not important/Somewhat important

 

6 (18.75)

Important/Very important

 

19 (59.38)

Don’t know

 

7 (21.88)

Missing

 

63 (66.32)