Willingness of corneal donation and its associated factors among adult patients attending Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Corneal transplantation is the only treatment option for corneal blindness to restore sight. However, there is a disproportionate imbalance between the demand and supply of corneal tissue in Ethiopia. This is because accessing corneal tissue is reliant on people who...

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Autores principales:	Eyerus Gesesse, Sofonias Addis Fekadu, Gizachew Tilahun Belete
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2413e1db857b45acb894ef512f233c592021-12-02T20:17:41ZWillingness of corneal donation and its associated factors among adult patients attending Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0256102https://doaj.org/article/2413e1db857b45acb894ef512f233c592021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256102https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Introduction</h4>Corneal transplantation is the only treatment option for corneal blindness to restore sight. However, there is a disproportionate imbalance between the demand and supply of corneal tissue in Ethiopia. This is because accessing corneal tissue is reliant on people who are willing to donate corneas after death.<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to assess the proportion of willingness to donate cornea and associated factors among adult patients attending at University of Gondar comprehensive and specialized hospital.<h4>Method</h4>Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from July 13 to July 28, 2020, through a face-to-face interview. A total of 451 samples were selected using systematic random sampling. The data were entered into Epidemiological information version 7 and exported to statistical package for social science version 20 for formal analysis. Variables with a P-value of < 0.20 in a bi-variable logistic regression were entered into the multivariable logistic regression and those variables with a p-value of < 0.05 were taken as statistically significant. The strength of association was shown using the odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval.<h4>Result</h4>A total of 408 adults participated in this study with a response rate of 90% and the proportion of willingness to donate cornea was 179(43.90%). Participants who had a religious belief in Christianity (AOR = 3.23 (95% CI: 1.09-9.57)) and good knowledge about corneal donation (AOR = 5.45(95%CI: 2.69-11.18)) were positively associated with the willingness of corneal donation. On the other side, the age group above 43 years (AOR = 0.31(95% CI: 0.11-0.89) was negatively associated with the willingness of corneal donation.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The proportion of willingness to donate cornea 43.9% among participants attending Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital. Age group greater than 43 years, religion of Christianity and good knowledge were associated with the willingness of corneal donation.Eyerus GesesseSofonias Addis FekaduGizachew Tilahun BeletePublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0256102 (2021)
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description	<h4>Introduction</h4>Corneal transplantation is the only treatment option for corneal blindness to restore sight. However, there is a disproportionate imbalance between the demand and supply of corneal tissue in Ethiopia. This is because accessing corneal tissue is reliant on people who are willing to donate corneas after death.<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to assess the proportion of willingness to donate cornea and associated factors among adult patients attending at University of Gondar comprehensive and specialized hospital.<h4>Method</h4>Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from July 13 to July 28, 2020, through a face-to-face interview. A total of 451 samples were selected using systematic random sampling. The data were entered into Epidemiological information version 7 and exported to statistical package for social science version 20 for formal analysis. Variables with a P-value of < 0.20 in a bi-variable logistic regression were entered into the multivariable logistic regression and those variables with a p-value of < 0.05 were taken as statistically significant. The strength of association was shown using the odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval.<h4>Result</h4>A total of 408 adults participated in this study with a response rate of 90% and the proportion of willingness to donate cornea was 179(43.90%). Participants who had a religious belief in Christianity (AOR = 3.23 (95% CI: 1.09-9.57)) and good knowledge about corneal donation (AOR = 5.45(95%CI: 2.69-11.18)) were positively associated with the willingness of corneal donation. On the other side, the age group above 43 years (AOR = 0.31(95% CI: 0.11-0.89) was negatively associated with the willingness of corneal donation.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The proportion of willingness to donate cornea 43.9% among participants attending Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital. Age group greater than 43 years, religion of Christianity and good knowledge were associated with the willingness of corneal donation.
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author	Eyerus Gesesse Sofonias Addis Fekadu Gizachew Tilahun Belete
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title	Willingness of corneal donation and its associated factors among adult patients attending Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital.
title_short	Willingness of corneal donation and its associated factors among adult patients attending Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital.
title_full	Willingness of corneal donation and its associated factors among adult patients attending Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital.
title_fullStr	Willingness of corneal donation and its associated factors among adult patients attending Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital.
title_full_unstemmed	Willingness of corneal donation and its associated factors among adult patients attending Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital.
title_sort	willingness of corneal donation and its associated factors among adult patients attending gondar university comprehensive and specialized hospital.
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Willingness of corneal donation and its associated factors among adult patients attending Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital.

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