Table 3 Support for legalization of unspecified kidney donation in Poland – knowledge and attitudes
From: Polish attitudes towards unspecified kidney donation: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Support for legalization | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | χ 2 | p-value | |
Polish law allows the procurement and transplantation of kidney from living donors – knowledge | ||||
Yes (n = 137) | 91(66.4) | 46 (33.6) | 1.279 | 0.258 |
No (n = 823) | 505 (61.4) | 318 (38.6) | ||
View on blood donation | ||||
Safe (n = 897) | 576 (64.2) | 321 (35.8) | 26.361 | < 0. 001 |
Unsafe (n = 63) | 20 (31.7) | 43 (68.3) | ||
Being a blood donor | ||||
Yes (n = 317) | 196 (61.8) | 121 (38.2) | 0.013 | 0.909 |
No (n = 643) | 400 (62.2) | 243 (37.8) | ||
View on bone-marrow transplant | ||||
Safe (n = 780) | 535 (68.6) | 245 (31.4) | 74.812 | < 0.001 |
Unsafe (n = 180) | 61 (33.9) | 119 (66.1) | ||
Persons registered with the bone marrow donor bank | ||||
Yes (n = 104) | 73 (70.2) | 523 (61.1) | 3.258 | 0.071 |
No (n = 856) | 31 (29.8) | 333 (38.9) | ||
Consent to donate organs after death of participants | ||||
Yes (n = 730) | 502 (68.8) | 228 (31.2) | 57.824 | < 0.001 |
No (n = 230) | 94 (40.9) | 136 (59.1) | ||
Consent to donate organs after death of a family member | ||||
Yes (n = 622) | 434 (69.8) | 188 (30.2) | 44.399 | < 0.001 |
No (n = 338) | 162 (47.9) | 176 (52.1) | ||
Needed consent of the deceased for organ donation (given prior to death) | ||||
Yes (n = 826) | 501 (60.7) | 325 (39.3) | 5.138 | 0.023 |
No (n = 134) | 95 (70.9) | 39 (29.1) | ||
Knowing a person on dialysis, waiting for a transplant or has had a transplant | ||||
Yes (n = 238) | 156 (65.5) | 82 (34.4) | 1.612 | 0.204 |
No (n = 722) | 440 (60.9) | 282 (39.1) | ||
Consent to give one of your kidneys to another person | ||||
Yes (n = 761) | 503 (66.1) | 258 (33.9) | 25.127 | < 0.001 |
No (n = 199) | 93 (46.7) | 106 (53.3) | ||
Consent to receive a kidney from another person | ||||
Yes (n = 719) | 489 (68.0) | 230 (32.0) | 42.753 | < 0.001 |
No (n = 241) | 107 (44.4) | 134 (55.6) | ||
Organ trafficking risk | ||||
Yes (n = 727) | 431 (59.3) | 296 (40.7) | 9.966 | 0.002 |
No (n = 233) | 165 (70.8) | 68 (29.2) | ||
Selfless donation of a kidney to a stranger is something positive | ||||
Yes (n = 538) | 388 (72.1) | 150 (27.9) | 52.363 | < 0.001 |
No (n = 422) | 208 (49.3) | 214 (50.7) | ||
Acceptance of a kidney donation by a family member to another family member | ||||
Yes (n = 914) | 571 (62.3) | 343 (37.5) | 1.228 | 0.267 |
No (n = 46) | 25 (54.3) | 21 (45.6) | ||
Acceptance of a kidney donation by the closest family member to a friend | ||||
Yes (n = 880) | 557 (63.3) | 323 (36.7) | 6.591 | 0.010 |
No (n = 80) | 39 (48.8) | 41 (51.3) | ||
Acceptance of the kidney donation by the closest family member to a stranger | ||||
Yes (n = 702) | 497 (70.8) | 205 (29.2) | 84.267 | < 0.001 |
No (n = 258) | 99 (38.4) | 159 (61.6) | ||
Benefit of carrying out tests before donating the kidney | ||||
Important for participants (n = 758) | 523 (69.0) | 235 (31.0) | 73.155 | < 0.001 |
Unimportant (n = 202) | 73 (36.1) | 129 (63.9) | ||