Ethical aspects of organ transplantation from medical students’ perspective: a comparative study

Authors

  • Ramona de Jesus Santos Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Liliane Lins Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Faculdade de Medicina UFBA http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3736-0002
  • Mylla Regina Carneiro Santos Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Marta Silva Menezes Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Fernanda Amália Ramos De Carvalho Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Fernando Martins Carvalho Faculdade de Medicina Universidade Federal da Bahia

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the knowledge and opinion of medical students from different years (1st and 4th year) of medical school regarding the ethical aspects related to the topic of organ transplantation. A pre-coded questionnaire covering sociodemographic aspects and matters related to transplants and organ donation was applied to a sample of 190 medical students (95 from 1st year and 95 from 4th year) from a college in Salvador (Brazil). It was concluded that the level of students’ knowledge regarding transplantation and organ donation was unsatisfactory in both groups. There was remarkable preference for
practical aspects of transplantation to the detriment of anthropological ones, and at times students expressed unethical attitudes towards the dilemmas related to the theme in question.

Keywords:

Organ transplantation. Tissue and organ procurement. Ethics. Bioethics. Medicine.

Author Biographies

Ramona de Jesus Santos, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública

Graduanda em Medicina

Liliane Lins, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Faculdade de Medicina UFBA

Professor Titular de Ética e Bioética EBMSP

Prof Adjunto de Ética e Bioética Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia

Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social

Livre-docente em Bioética

Mylla Regina Carneiro Santos, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública

Graduanda em Medicina

Marta Silva Menezes, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública

Doutora em Medicina e Saúde

Fernanda Amália Ramos De Carvalho, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública

Graduanda em Medicina

Fernando Martins Carvalho, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade Federal da Bahia

Doutor em Saúde Pública
Vol. 24 No. 2 (2016): Rev. bioét. (Impr.). 2016; 24 (2)

Published:

2016-07-20

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Santos R de J, Lins L, Santos MRC, Menezes MS, De Carvalho FAR, Carvalho FM. Ethical aspects of organ transplantation from medical students’ perspective: a comparative study. Rev. bioét.(Impr.). [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 20 [cited 2024 May 11];24(2). Available from: http://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/1163