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World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2025; 15(4): 106976
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.106976
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.106976
Attitudes, and barriers towards organ donation among university students, faculty and staff in Ajman, United Arab Emirates: Cross-sectional survey design
Shatha Al-Sharbatti, Department of Community Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman 4184, United Arab Emirates
Selva Titus Chacko, Vimala Varatharajan, Soney Melath Varghese, College of Nursing, Gulf Medical University, Ajman 4184, United Arab Emirates
Author contributions: Al-Sharbatti S contributed to designed and performed the analysis and research; Chacko ST, Varatharajan V, Varghese SM contributed to designed and performed the research.
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Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
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Corresponding author: Soney Melath Varghese, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Gulf Medical University, Jurf-2, Ajman 4184, United Arab Emirates. dr.soney@gmu.ac.ae
Received: March 12, 2025
Revised: April 8, 2025
Accepted: September 11, 2025
Published online: December 18, 2025
Processing time: 252 Days and 7.8 Hours
Revised: April 8, 2025
Accepted: September 11, 2025
Published online: December 18, 2025
Processing time: 252 Days and 7.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: As healthcare professionals, we have a responsibility to support initiatives that foster positive public attitudes toward organ donation and to identify the barriers that hinder participation. To contribute to this effort, we conducted a study to assess the attitude and barriers towards organ donation. Lack of awareness was the most reported barrier for organ donation, followed by being afraid of organ donation due to medical procedures required. These results highlight the need for targeted educational programs to increase awareness and promote positive attitudes toward organ donation.