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World J Clin Cases. Jun 6, 2020; 8(11): 2235-2245
Published online Jun 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i11.2235
Published online Jun 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i11.2235
Attitudes, awareness, and knowledge levels of the Turkish adult population toward organ donation: Study of a nationwide survey
Sami Akbulut, Ali Ozer, Ayse Gokce, Department of Public Health, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya 44280, Turkey
Sami Akbulut, Khaled Demyati, Sezai Yilmaz, Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University, Malatya 44280, Turkey
Khaled Demyati, Department of Surgery, An-Najah National University Hospital, An-Najah National University, Nablus 11941, Palestine
Hasan Saritas, Department of Surgical Nursing, Inonu University Faculty of Nursing, Malatya 44280, Turkey
Author contributions: Akbulut S, Saritas H, Gokce A and Ozer A collected data; Akbulut S and Ozer A analyzed statistical; Akbulut S, Ozer A and Demyati K wrote manuscript; Akbulut S and Yilmaz S projected development and reviewed final version.
Supported by Inonu University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit , No. 2018/976 .
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Inonu University institutional review board for non-interventional studies (2017/24-7)
Informed consent statement: Verbal consent was obtained from all parents.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this manuscript.
Data sharing statement: There are no additional data available for this study.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Sami Akbulut, MD, Associate Professor, Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University, Elazig Yolu 10. Km, Malatya 44280, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
Received: March 12, 2020
Peer-review started: March 12, 2020
First decision: April 25, 2020
Revised: May 4, 2020
Accepted: May 26, 2020
Article in press: May 26, 2020
Published online: June 6, 2020
Processing time: 87 Days and 6.8 Hours
Peer-review started: March 12, 2020
First decision: April 25, 2020
Revised: May 4, 2020
Accepted: May 26, 2020
Article in press: May 26, 2020
Published online: June 6, 2020
Processing time: 87 Days and 6.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The small pool of transplant organs remains a major problem especially in Asia and the Middle East. The most important factors affecting the availability of organs are socioeconomic, educational, cultural, and religious. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the attitudes, awareness, and knowledge levels of Turkish adults toward organ donation.