Participating in Organ Donation: Issues Among Black South Africans

作者: Peter Masibinyane Dimo

DOI: 10.5539/GJHS.V11N1P71

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摘要: The medical transplantation of human body organs remains the only efficacious therapy for patients who are confronted with reality death due to breakdown their vital such as heart, lungs, kidneys, pancreas, and liver. Nevertheless, hopes improving prolonging lives on earth shattered by consistent shortage paucity suitable organ donors. scarcity is an issue great concern in public health, both locally internationally current outlook bleak. This study seeks explore factors that prevent black South Africans Limpopo province from participating donation. In a quest might impede donation, qualitative approach explorative research design were used. Non-probability sampling was used select 30 participants. In-depths interviews collect data analysis method content analysis. based theory planned behaviour. established majority not registered A lack awareness or educational, religious, cultural backgrounds myths regarding donation registering donating organs. recommends further into development social work model increase rate communities. It calls evaluation legislation regulates Africa.

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