Willing to undergo kidney transplant | ||||
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Total | Yes | No | P-value | |
Knowledge | ||||
Heard about kidney transplant (Prior knowledge), n (%) | 0.004* | |||
Yes | 138 (68.7) | 84(77.8) | 53(58.9) | |
No/Not sure | 63 (31.3) | 24(22.2) | 37(41.1) | |
Physician discussed transplant with patient, n (%) | 0.931 | |||
Yes | 35 (17.9) | 19(17.9) | 15(17.4) | |
No/Not sure | 161 (82.1) | 87(82.1) | 71(82.6) | |
Ever referred for transplant evaluation, n (%) | 0.073! | |||
Yes | 7 (3.6) | 5(4.9) | 1(1.1) | |
No | 176 (90.7) | 94(92.2) | 79(89.8) | |
Don’t know/Not sure | 11 (5.7) | 3(2.9) | 8(9.1) | |
Self-reported knowledge on kidney transplant, n (%) | 0.008!* | |||
Below average | 158 (79.8) | 77(72.6) | 77(87.5) | |
Average | 28(14.1) | 18(17.0) | 10(11.4) | |
Above average | 12(6.1) | 11(10.4) | 1(1.1) | |
Attitude | ||||
Willing to attend a class about kidney transplant, n (%) | <.001* | |||
Yes | 112 (55.2) | 76(71.0) | 33(35.9) | |
No | 27 (13.3) | 12(11.2) | 15(16.3) | |
Don’t know/Not sure | 64 (31.5) | 19(17.8) | 44(47.8) | |
Willingness to donate kidneys, n (%) | <.001* | |||
Yes | 76 (38.0) | 55(50.9) | 20(22.5) | |
No | 33 (16.5) | 17(15.7) | 15(16.9) | |
Not sure | 91 (45.5) | 36(33.3) | 54(60.7) | |
Would you ask for a kidney donation (%) | 0.038 | |||
Yes | 102(56.0) | 66 (62.9) | 36 (47.4) | |
No | 80 (44.0) | 39 (37.1) | 40 (52.6) | |
Perception | ||||
Beliefs on whether a living person can donate a kidney (Perceptions on living kidney donation), n (%) | <.001! | |||
Yes | 159(77.6) | 102(91.9) | 57(61.3) | |
No | 8 (3.9) | 2(1.8) | 5(5.4) | |
Don’t know/Not sure | 38(18.5) | 7(6.3) | 31(33.3) | |
Perception of quality of life after kidney transplant, n (%) | <.001 | |||
Correct answer (improve quality of life) | 85(45.2) | 62(60.8) | 22(26.5) | |
Incorrect answer/don’t know | 103(54.8) | 40(39.2) | 61(73.5) |