Transplantation Technologies & Research

Mohamed Elhosseny Awad

Publications

• Research Article
  Knowledge and Attitudes about Organ Donation among Medical Students in Egypt: A Questionnaire
  Author(s): Hosam Hamed, Mohamed Elhosseny Awad, Khaled Nassreldin Youssef, BahaaEldin Fouda, Ayman El Nakeeb and Mohamed Abdel WahabHosam Hamed, Mohamed Elhosseny Awad, Khaled Nassreldin Youssef, BahaaEldin Fouda, Ayman El Nakeeb and Mohamed Abdel Wahab
  
  Introduction: Organ transplantation (OT) is life-saving for patients with failing organs. Shortage of donor organs can be solved by raising the willingness of the population to donate organs. Health-care professionals have a fundamental role in raising the public awareness. Methods: This is a cross sectional descriptive study in which a specially designed self-administered questionnaire to assess knowledge and attitude towards organ donation (OD) was used to perform a survey on a representative sample of pre-medical students in a local high school whose major is biology science and medical students in Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt. Results: A total of 359 students completed the questionnaire. 36% of the students had.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0991.1000155

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