Observational Study
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World J Clin Cases. May 6, 2020; 8(9): 1620-1631
Published online May 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i9.1620
Attitudes, knowledge levels and behaviors of Islamic religious officials about organ donation in Turkey: National survey study
Sami Akbulut, Ali Ozer, Betul Firinci, Hasan Saritas, Khaled Demyati, Sezai Yilmaz
Sami Akbulut, Ali Ozer, Betul Firinci, 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
Hasan Saritas, Department of Surgical Nursing, Inonu University Faculty of Nursing, Malatya 44280, Turkey
Khaled Demyati, Department of Surgery, An-Najah National University Hospital, An-Najah National University, Nablus 11941, Palestine
Author contributions: Akbulut S, Saritas H, Firinci B 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. 2018/1024.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Inonu University institutional review board for non-interventional studies (2018/1-9).
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.
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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: December 25, 2019
Peer-review started: December 25, 2019
First decision: January 7, 2020
Revised: March 12, 2020
Accepted: April 24, 2020
Article in press: April 24, 2020
Published online: May 6, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: Organ shortage remains a major problem globally. The waiting list for organ transplantation has been expanding every day. The most important reason for this problem is insufficient organ donation. The most important factors affecting the decision of organ donation are socioeconomic, educational, cultural, and religious factors. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the attitudes, level of knowledge and behaviors of Islamic religious officials toward organ donation and transplantation.