@article{hbkup:/content/journals/10.5339/qmj.2020.5, author = "Singh, Rajvir and Varughese, Betsy and El-Menyar, Ayman and Agarwal, Tulika Mehta and Shahbal, Saad and Mekkodathil, Ahammed Abdulla and Al Maslamani, Yousuf and Salam, Amar and Al Thani, Hassan", title = "Prevalence of socio-demographic and behavioral factors about organ donation in Qatar: A household survey", journal= "Qatar Medical Journal", year = "2020", volume = "2020", number = "1", pages = "", doi = "https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2020.5", url = "https://www.qscience.com/content/journals/10.5339/qmj.2020.5", publisher = "Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)", issn = "2227-0426", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "household survey", keywords = "attitude", keywords = "Organ donation", keywords = "transplantation", keywords = "intentions", eid = "5", abstract = "Background: A single organ and tissue donor can serve and save eight-fold lives, but availability of organ donors is scarce, posing a grim situation for end-stage organ failure worldwide. Knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs toward organ donation can help policymakers develop strategies to address the challenges facing organ donation and transplantation in Qatar. Aim: To assess sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and intentions regarding organ donation in the household population of Qatar. Methods: A prospective observational household survey was conducted between October and November 2016 in Qatar using a validated questionnaire. One thousand forty-four individuals aged 18 and older residing in eight municipalities in the country were enrolled in the survey. Results: Average age was 38 ± 11 years. There were 27.4% Qatari citizens and 72.6% nonQatari residents in the survey. 48.9% of the total (1044) were males. Knowledge [46% (95% C.I.: 45% − 47%)], attitude [70% (95% C.I.: 66%–74%)], behavioral beliefs [42% (95% C.I.: 39%–50%)], normative beliefs [29% (95% C.I.: 28%–30%)], control beliefs [–27% (95% C.I.: − 24% to − 30%)] and intentions towards organ donation [29% (95% C.I.: 27%–31%)] were observed in the study. Factor analyses were able to explain 70%, 72%, 70%, and 74% variations in knowledge, attitude, beliefs, and intentions domains respectively showing adequacy of construct of the domains for organ donation. Conclusion: Most of the survey participants showed good attitude but less intention towards organ donation.", }