Acceptance and Perceptions of Organ Donation in Ciudad del Este and Foz de Iguazú

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https://doi.org/10.69940/sld.20241203

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Social acceptance, organ donation, organ transplants, tissue and organ procurement

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Organ and tissue donation and transplantation are globally insufficient, with 3.5 donors per million inhabitants in Paraguay. This study aims to describe the acceptance of organ donation among men and women aged 18 to 60 in two border cities. A quantitative study with probabilistic sampling was conducted in Ciudad del Este and Foz del Iguazú, surveying 413 individuals aged 18 to 60. SPSS and the Chi-square Test were used to evaluate differences between donors and non-donors and between cities (p < 0.05). Ciudad del Este has 50 men and 54 women, while Foz de Iguazú has 81 men and 69 women. 99.5% in Ciudad del Este and 97.1% in Foz de Iguazú recognize the importance of organ donation. 75.4% in Ciudad del Este and 28.6% in Foz de Iguazú are informed about legislation. The intention to donate is 50.2% in Ciudad del Este and 72.8% in Foz del Iguazú. Acceptance of family donation is 90.8% in Ciudad del Este and 82.5% in Foz del Iguazú. In Ciudad del Este, potential donors are Paraguayan women, aged 31 to 40, with secondary and higher education, and evangelical religion. In Foz del Iguazú, potential donors are Brazilian men, aged 18 to 30, with higher education, and Catholic religion.

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2024-09-28

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Araujo da Silva Mendes J, dos Reis Mendes AE, da Silva Borges R, Ramos Almeida AV, Marecos R. Acceptance and Perceptions of Organ Donation in Ciudad del Este and Foz de Iguazú. UNIDA Sld. [Internet]. 2024 Sept. 28 [cited 2026 Nov. 9];3(3):72-80. Available from: https://revistacientifica.unida.edu.py/publicaciones/index.php/unidasld/article/view/248