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Table 2 Knowledge of medical students regarding organ donation (n = 320)

From: Knowledge, attitude and willingness to donate organ among medical students of Jimma University, Jimma Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

S. no

Question

No of students answered correctly (%)

1

Have you ever heard about Organ Donation? (Yes/No)

310 (96.9)

2

The term ‘Organ Donation’ means?

237 (74.1)a

3

Do you know the meaning of brain death? (Yes/No)

282 (88.1)

4

Which organs can be donated?

206 (64.4)b

5

Is there age limit for donating organs? (Yes/No)

80 (25)

6

All religions support organ donation (True/False)

274 (85.6)

  1. aMedical students who had chosen the correct definition of ‘Organ Donation’; bMedical students who had correctly identified all the given organs that can be donated