Table 1: Opinions and attitudes of students about organ donation (n=743).
Opinions regarding organ donation Grade 1 students Grade 4 students Statistical evaluation
N (%) N (%) χ2 p
Organ donation is life saving
Yes 336 (47) 379 (53) 1.270 0.264
No 3 (50) 3(50)
Uncertain 13 (59) 9 (41)
Having adequate knowledge about organ donation
Yes 27 (30) 64 (70) 23.758 0.801
No 210 (52) 170 (48)
Partly 115 (42) 157 (58)
The information about organ donation within the context of nursing education is adequate
Yes 33 (40) 49 (60) 2.383 0.146
No 210 (47) 234 (53)
Partly 109 (50) 108 (50)
Being responsible for increasing the rate of organ donation as a student at nursing school
Yes 245 (48) 269 (52) 0.056 0.813
No 107 (47) 122 (53)
Knowledge about the time of removal of the organs
After brain death 132 (49) 207 (51) 37.898 0.054
After cardiac death 117(67) 57 (33)
Others (After brain and cardiac death) 103 (45) 127 (55)
Discussing organ donation with family members
Yes 168 (44) 215 (56) 3.909 0.048
No 184 (51) 176 (49)