فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

OBJECTIVES: Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors are essential factors in fostering an environmentthat positively influences organ donation rates. Thus, the present study aimed to assess the impactof intervention (classroom education) on knowledge, attitude, and practices on organ donation.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A questionnaire‑based interventional study was conducted among112 dental house surgeon students, Hyderabad. A 27‑item self‑administered questionnaire wasdistributed to students as a pretest and collected back after completion. Then, a session on organdonation was delivered in a lecture hall setting instilling the basic facts about organ donation. Posttestsusing the same questionnaire were filled after the intervention and 2 weeks later.RESULTS: Responses on knowledge obtained from the subjects showed significant changes inseveral key areas from baseline to postintervention and at follow‑up. More than 50% of study subjectshad a positive attitude regarding organ donation. There was a significant increase in the numberof subjects who pledged/signed to donate an organ (before ‑ 14.3%, postintervention ‑ 50%, andat follow‑up ‑ 60.7%; P < 0.05). Pairwise comparison revealed a significant increase in the meanknowledge, attitude, and practice scores at postintervention and at follow‑up of 2 weeks in comparisonto the baseline scores. Female subjects and subjects following Hindu religion had good knowledge,positive attitude, and good practice.CONCLUSION: The one brief educational intervention had significantly increased perceivedknowledge of organ donation and positively influenced attitude and practices to organ donationamong dental students.