Public knowledge about and attitudes toward organ donation, and public barriers to donate in Jordan: A cross-sectional study

Table 3 Participants’ knowledge about organ donation and brain death, n = 396

Question	Correct answer	Incorrect answer
Organ donation is when a person donates one or more parts of his body during his life or after his death to another person	371 (93.7)	25 (6.3)
The blood group of the donor and the patient must match when transplanting organs	284 (71.7)	112 (28.3)
Human kidney can be transplanted	377 (95.2)	19 (4.8)
Human corneal can be transplanted	350 (88.4)	46 (11.6)
Human heart can be transplanted	318 (80.3)	78 (19.7)
Human liver can be transplanted	309 (78)	87 (22)
Human bone marrow can be transplanted	279 (70.5)	117 (29.5)
Human lung can be transplanted	209 (52.8)	187 (47.2)
Human skin can be transplanted	185 (46.7)	211 (53.3)
Brain death is the irreversible cessation of all brain functions, which means that a brain-dead person does not have the ability to exercise vital functions such as breathing without artificial support devices and medications	341 (86.1)	55 (13.9)
Even if the doctor declares brain death, the patient is alive as long as he is breathing	51 (12.9)	345 (87.1)
Even if the doctor declares brain death, the patient may recover from his injuries	211 (53.3)	185 (46.7)
Even if the doctor declares brain death, taking the patient's organs is forbidden by religion (Sharia)	66 (16.7)	330 (83.3)
Even if the doctor declares brain death, taking the patient's organs is immoral	60 (15.2)	336 (84.8)

Data are n (%).