Table 2 The distribution of knowledge on willingness to organ donation
Items | Answer | Willingness to organ donation | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All (N = 4274) | No (N = 1393) | Yes (N = 1395) | |||
Item 1: Organ donation refers to donation of cadaveric organs, living organs cannot be donated | True | 1669(39.10%) | 538(38.68%) | 643(46.19%) |  < 0.001 |
False | 2600(60.90%) | 853(61.32%) | 749(53.81%) | Â | |
Item 2: Brain death means that the patient cannot breathe, and the heart cannot beat | True | 1501(35.13%) | 477(34.24%) | 596(42.75%) |  < 0.001 |
False | 2772(64.87%) | 916(65.76%) | 798(57.25%) | Â | |
Item 3: Living organs can only be donated to immediate family members | True | 839(19.65%) | 269(19.35%) | 372(26.70%) |  < 0.001 |
False | 3430(80.35%) | 1121(80.65%) | 1021(73.30%) | Â | |
Item 4: Any doctor can determine brain death | True | 490(11.47%) | 165(11.84%) | 189(13.58%) | 0.008 |
False | 3781(88.53%) | 1228(88.16%) | 1203(86.42%) | Â | |
Item 5: Organ removal must be performed only after brain death is determined | True | 2460(57.65%) | 855(61.51%) | 759(54.57%) | 0.008 |
False | 1807(42.35%) | 535(38.49%) | 632(45.43%) | Â | |
Item 6: People with any disease can donate organs | True | 599(14.03%) | 199(14.30%) | 213(15.31%) | 0.103 |
False | 3670(85.97%) | 1193(85.70%) | 1178(84.69%) | Â | |
Item 7: People of any age can donate organs | True | 1406(33.00%) | 536(38.67%) | 396(28.51%) |  < 0.001 |
False | 2855(67.00%) | 850(61.33%) | 993(71.49%) | Â | |
Item 8: Citizens have not expressed their disapproval of organ donation during their lifetime. After their death, spouses, adult children, and parents can jointly express their consent to organ donation | True | 2415(56.56%) | 833(59.84%) | 752(54.02%) | 0.007 |
False | 1855(43.44%) | 559(40.16%) | 640(45.98%) | Â | |
Item 9: Organ donors cannot claim any monetary compensation | True | 2402(56.24%) | 868(62.36%) | 737(52.91%) |  < 0.001 |
False | 1869(43.76%) | 524(37.64%) | 656(47.09%) | Â | |
Item 10: Donors pay for organ removal surgery | True | 801(18.75%) | 267(19.18%) | 265(19.02%) | 0.724 |
False | 3470(81.25%) | 1125(80.82%) | 1128(80.98%) | Â | |
Total score of knowledge to organ donation | Mean(SD) | 6.50(1.62) | 6.32(1.66) | 6.71(1.53) |  < 0.001 |