The attitude toward living kidney donation among personnel from units related to donation and transplantation in Spain, Mexico and Cuba

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Table 1. Demographic, socio-personal and job variables which affect attitude toward related LKD among personnel from hospital services directly related to the organ donation and transplantation process in Spain and Latin America.

Variable	In favor (n = 790; 90%)	Not in favor (n = 88; 10%)	p
Demographic
Country:
Spain (n = 354)	307 (87%)	47 (13%)	0.014
Mexico (n = 386)	352 (91%)	34 (9%)
Cuba (n = 138)	131 (95%)	7 (5%)
Socio-personal
Age: (37 ± 10 years)	37 ± 10 años	40 ± 11 years	0.004
Sex:
Male (n = 339)	306 (90%)	33 (10%)	0.950
Female (n = 531)	480 (90%)	51 (10%)
DK/NA (n = 8)	4	4
Marital status:
Single (n = 306)	279 (91%)	27 (9%)	0.708
Married (n = 495)	448 (90%)	47 (10%)
Widowed, separated, divorced (n = 66)	58 (88%)	8 (12%)
DK/NA (n = 11)	5	6
Job
Type of service in which he or she works:	347 (91%)	35 (9%)	0.456
Surgical (n = 382)	443 (89%)	53 (11%)
Medical (n = 496)
Type of hospital:
Transplant Hospital (n = 736)	658 (89%)	78 (11%)	0.196
Procurement Hospital (n = 142)	132 (93%)	10 (7%)
Service according to its relationship with transplantation:
Donor Procurement Units (n = 367)	327 (89%)	40 (11%)	0.703
Transplant Units (n = 375)	341 (91%)	34 (9%)
Transplant Follow-up Units (n = 136)	122 (90%)	14 (10%)
Type of personnel:
Healthcare personnel (n = 771)	690 (89%)	81 (11%)	0.201
Non-healthcare personnel (n = 107)	100 (93%)	7 (7%)
Job category:
Physician (n = 310)	283 (91%)	27 (9%)	0.313
Nursing (n = 356)	315 (88%)	41 (12%)
Healthcare Assistant (n = 105)	92 (88%)	13 (12%)
Non-healthcare personnel (n = 107)	91 (93%)	7 (7%)
Job situation:
Permanent position (n = 377)	342 (91%)	35 (9%)	0.456
Temporary, contracted (n = 461)	411 (89%)	50 (11%)
DK/NA (n = 40)	37	3

Notes: Bold values represent statistical significance. DK/NA = Does not know/No answer.

Table 2. Variables of knowledge about and attitude toward organ donation and transplantation, and of social interaction and pro-social behavior affecting attitude toward related LKD among personnel from hospital services directly related with the organ donation and transplantation process in Spain and Latin America.

Variable	In favor (n = 790; 90%)	Not in favor (n = 88; 10%)	p
Knowledge of and attitude toward organ donation and transplantation
Personal experience of donation and transplantation:
Yes (n = 299)	265 (89%)	34 (11%)	0.339
No (n = 579)	525 (91%)	54 (9%)
Attitude toward deceased donation:
In Favor (n = 686)	636 (93%)	50 (7%)	<0.001
Against – Undecided (n = 192)	154 (80%)	38 (10%)
Possibility of needing a transplant:
Yes (n = 424)	400 (94%)	24 (6%)	<0.001
No (n = 14)	11 (79%)	3 (21%)
Doubts (n = 440)	379 (86%)	61 (14%)
Attitude toward living liver donation:
Yes (n = 196)	194 (99%)	2 (1%)	<0.001
Yes, only related (n = 524)	517 (99%)	7 (1%)
Never (n = 90)	63 (70%)	27 (30%)
Undecided (n = 68)	16 (23%)	52 (77%)
Acceptance of living kidney donation if it was needed:
Yes (n = 579)	563 (97%)	16 (3%)	<0.001
No (n = 81)	72 (89%)	9 (11%)
Doubts (n = 218)	155 (71%)	63 (29%)
SOCIAL INTERACTION AND PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
Family discussion about donation and transplantation:
Yes (n = 677)	615 (91%)	62 (9%)	0.117
No (n = 201)	175 (87%)	26 (13%)
The respondent’s partner’s opinion about donation and transplantation:
Yes, in favor (n = 450)	430 (96%)	20 (4%)	0.348
I do not know it (n = 179)	166 (93%)	13 (7%)
Yes, against (n = 44)	41 (93%)	3 (7%)
I do not have a partner (n = 142)	131 (92%)	11 (8%)
DK/NA (n = 63)	22	41
Carrying out pro-social activities:
Yes (n = 223)	197 (88%)	26 (12%)	0.007
No (n = 54)	43 (80%)	11 (20%)
No, but I would like to (n = 566)	521 (92%)	45 (8%)
DK/NA (n = 35)	29	6

Notes: Bold values represent statistical significance. DK/NA = Does not know/No answer.

Table 3. Religious variables and variables of attitude toward the body which affect attitude toward related LKD among personnel form hospital services directly related with the organ donation and transplantation process in Spain and Latin America.

Variable	In favor (n = 790; 90%)	Not in favor (n = 88; 10%)	p
Religious
A respondent’s religion:
Catholic (n = 664)	626 (94%)	38 (6%)	0.973
Other religions (n = 22)	21 (96%)	1 (4%)
Atheist/agnostic (n = 142)	134 (94%)	8 (6%)
DK/NA (n = 50)	9	41
Knowledge of the attitude of one’s  religion toward donation  and transplantation:
Yes, in favor (n = 388)	363 (94%)	25 (6%)	0.137
Yes, against (n = 12)	10 (83%)	2 (17%)
I do not know it (n = 276)	264 (96%)	12 (4%)
DK/NA (n = 10)	10	–
Attitude toward the body
Concern about mutilation  after donation:
I am concerned (n = 110)	103 (94%)	7 (6%)	0.598
I am not concerned (n = 699)	663 (95%)	36 (5%)
DK/NA (n = 69)	24	45

Note: DK/NA = Does not know/No answer.

Table 4. Variables affecting attitude toward related LKD among personnel from hospital services directly related to the organ donation and transplantation process in Spain and Latin America (multivariate study).

Variable	Regression coefficient (β)	Standard error	Odds ratio (confidence interval)	p
Attitude toward living liver donation:
Not in favor (n = 158)			1
In favor (n = 720)	4.060	0.406	58.823 (125–26.315)	<0.001
Acceptance of living kidney donation if it were necessary:
Doubts (n = 218)			1
Yes (n = 579)	2.170	0.371	8.771 (18.181–4.237)	<0.001
No (n = 81)	0.868	0.546	2.380 (6.944–0.817)	0.111

Note: Bold values represent statistical significance.