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HEALTH WORKERS
ISSN: 2980 - 2903Publisher: author   
HEALTH WORKERS
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ICC-0702
Publisher: Necati Ozpinar, Assoc. Prof.
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Abstract
Organ and tissue grafting (transplantation) is the transfer of a healthy, functioning organ or tissue or a portion of one, from either a living or a brain-dead patient, to replace a corresponding but no longer functioning organ or tissue in the body of another patient. The goal of this study was to ascertain the attitudes and knowledge of the doctors and other personnel in our hospital concerning organ donation, to raise awareness of transplantation in health workers, whom we deem to be the driving force in organ donation, and to identify our shortcomings in this regard. The questionnaire in our study was administered to 315 health care personnel who work at Sivas Paradigm (Numune) Hospital. We conducted the 32-question survey on participating staff members with the aim of determining their positions on brain death, whether they were organ donors, their views on organ donation, and any ideas they might have about changes that could be...