Awareness about organ donation in clinicians

Introduction: For persons with organ failure who have no other alternatives, organ donation (OD) is a life-saving option. Medical practitioners' knowledge, attitude, and behaviours are critical in promoting the beneficial impact of OD. As a result, it's critical to examine and comprehend medical health professionals' understanding and attitudes concerning cadaveric organ donation. Objectives: To investigate health care professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours surrounding cadaveric organ donation, as well as their understanding of cadaveric organ donation’s regulations. Materials and Procedures: Consulted the consultants, resident physicians, and nurses working in a tertiary health-care environment. A “self-administered questionnaire” was completed to evaluate their knowledge, attitudes, as well as behaviours surrounding cadaveric OD. The data was examined and reported as proportions and frequencies. Results: The near equal distribution between genders and community, Hindus made up 62 percent of the study's participants. The notion of cadaveric organ donation was familiar to all clinicians, and 89 percent of them would like to donate their organ. Although the majority of health care workers stated readiness to donate their organs; just a handful had rejected the initiative