19 April 2022: Original Paper
Do Muslims Living in Poland Approve of Organ Transplantation?
Grażyna Kobus 1ABCDEF , Hanna Bachórzewska-Gajewska 1D , Jolanta Małyszko 2ACDEF*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.934494
Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e934494
Table 1 Surveys on the attitude on organ donation and transplantation.
| 1. Age: ............ |
| 2. Gender:□ Male □ Female |
| 3. Place of residence:□ City □ Rural |
| 4. Marital status:□ Single □ Married □ Widowed □ Divorcee/Divorced |
| 5. Education:□ Elementary □ Vocational □ Secondary □ Higher |
| 6 Have you heard of organ transplantation?□ Yes □ No |
| 7. Do you accept treatment with organs taken from healthy people?□ Definitely yes □ Rather yes □ Rather not □ Definitely not □ Hard to say |
| 8. Do you approve of the removal and transplantation of organs from cadavers?□ Definitely yes □ Rather yes □ Rather not □ Definitely not □ Hard to say |
| 9. Would you agree to donate organs for transplant after the death of a loved one?□ Definitely yes □ Rather yes □ Rather not □ Definitely not □ Difficult to say |
| 10. Would you agree to have an organ removed for transplantation after your death?□ Definitely yes □ Rather yes □ Rather not □ Definitely not □ Hard to say |
| 11. Has your family been informed of your decision?□ Yes □ No |
| 12. Have you heard of a statement of intent promoting transplantation?□ Yes □ No |
| 13. Do you have and carry a statement of intent with you?□ Yes □ No |
| 14. Would you be opposed if, if necessary, a doctor asked if your loved ones could donate organs?□ Definitely yes □ Rather yes □ Rather not □ Definitely not □ Difficult to say |
| 15. Have you filed your objection with the Central Register of Objections?□ Yes □ No □ I haven’t thought about it |
| 16. According to the Act on Organ and Tissue Procurement and Transplantation dated 1.07.2005, a person who has not made their objection can be an organ donor, do you think doctors should still ask the family about the possibility of organ donation?□ Yes □ I have not thought about it □ No □ Definitely not |
| 17. Would you yourself be willing to be a paired tissue or organ donor during your lifetime?□ Yes □ I have not thought about it □ No □ Definitely not |
| 18. In your opinion, should organ procurement from a deceased person ultimately be decided by law or by family consent?□ The law should decide □ Family consent should decide □ Difficult to say |
| 19. What are your concerns and fears about tissue and organ transplantation?.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
| 20. Do you know the procedure for recognizing and declaring brain stem death?□ Yes □ Don’t know □ I did not wonder □ No □ Definitely not |
| 21. Do you think there is a need for actions to promote the idea of transplantation?□ Necessary in certain environments □ Necessary □ Pointless |
| 22. Your attitude towards the problem of organ transplantation?□ Positive □ Indifferent □ Negative |
| 23. I think that campaigns for transplantation should be carried out by (you can mark more than one answer):□ Schools □ Government □ Health foundations □ Religious organizations □ Celebrities such as politicians, artists |
| 24. In your opinion, can organs be transplanted from a living or deceased donor□ You can only transplant organs from a living donor □ You can only transplant organs from a deceased donor□ Organs can be transplanted from a living donor and a deceased donor |
| 25. Select the sources from which your knowledge of transplantation comes (you may select more than one answer)?□ Television □ Radio □ Internet □ Friends □ Family □ Doctor □ Nurse □ Billboard |