How Contexts Affect the Willingness of People to Register for the Deceased Organ Donation Program?
Background: The deceased organ donation program is new in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and to heighten acceptability, a broad understanding of public perspectives thought to be helpful. Therefore, this study aims to explore the extent by which context plays a role in willingness to register for the deceased organ donation program in UAE, Dubai.
Methods: A qualitative methodology was used and this study was gauged by tenets of socioecological model and lay knowledge. Audio-recorded semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 participants who were recruited purposefully. Then, data was analysed thematically.
Results: Four themes emerged from the dataset including: fear and body integrity, family, relational ties and the identify of recipient, religious conviction and knowledge and personal experiences. Participants feared the whole process, were not aware of the religious outlook and their knowledge regarding the program was scarce. Also, family related factors were major influencer, there should not be overlooked.
Conclusion: Using the socioecological model and lay knowledge helped to unravel contextual factors that affected their willingness to participate. Therefore, enabled developing a holistic understanding of the phenomenon of interest. Responses were mainly stemming from their contexts, hence, awareness campaigns should elucidate people about the technical aspects and address their contextual concerns.
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How Contexts Affect the Willingness of People to Register for the Deceased Organ Donation Program?
Posted 28 Sep, 2020
On 23 Dec, 2020
Received 22 Dec, 2020
Received 19 Dec, 2020
Received 15 Dec, 2020
Received 13 Dec, 2020
On 02 Dec, 2020
On 30 Nov, 2020
On 25 Nov, 2020
On 26 Oct, 2020
Invitations sent on 08 Oct, 2020
On 30 Sep, 2020
On 22 Sep, 2020
On 22 Sep, 2020
Posted 20 Aug, 2020
Background: The deceased organ donation program is new in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and to heighten acceptability, a broad understanding of public perspectives thought to be helpful. Therefore, this study aims to explore the extent by which context plays a role in willingness to register for the deceased organ donation program in UAE, Dubai.
Methods: A qualitative methodology was used and this study was gauged by tenets of socioecological model and lay knowledge. Audio-recorded semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 participants who were recruited purposefully. Then, data was analysed thematically.
Results: Four themes emerged from the dataset including: fear and body integrity, family, relational ties and the identify of recipient, religious conviction and knowledge and personal experiences. Participants feared the whole process, were not aware of the religious outlook and their knowledge regarding the program was scarce. Also, family related factors were major influencer, there should not be overlooked.
Conclusion: Using the socioecological model and lay knowledge helped to unravel contextual factors that affected their willingness to participate. Therefore, enabled developing a holistic understanding of the phenomenon of interest. Responses were mainly stemming from their contexts, hence, awareness campaigns should elucidate people about the technical aspects and address their contextual concerns.
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