Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude Towards Organ Donation Among Healthcare Professionals in Selected Hospitals, Asansol, West Bengal

Background: Organ donation can provide life-saving transplantation for people with end-stage organ failure, yet the supply of deceased donor organs remains inadequate. Healthcare professionals have an important role in informing patients and families and in supporting organ donation. This study assessed knowledge and attitude towards organ donation among healthcare professionals in selected hospitals in Asansol, West Bengal.
Methods: A quantitative descriptive survey design was used. The study included 140 healthcare professionals selected by systematic random sampling. The final study was conducted at Health world Hospital, Asansol, from 23 December 2025 to 18 January 2026. Data were collected through an e-questionnaire containing a semi-structured demographic questionnaire, a 25-item structured knowledge questionnaire, and the standardised 45-item Attitude Towards Organ Donation Scale (ATODS). Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and chi-square tests were used.
Results: Most participants were aged 26–50 years (83.57%), female (74.29%), registered nurses (75.00%), and had ≤10 years of experience (79.29%). The majority (80.00%) had no mass-media exposure about organ donation, 70.71% had never cared for an organ donor/recipient, and 92.14% had not given consent for organ donation. The mean knowledge score was 15.50 ± 3.53, with 79.29% demonstrating moderate knowledge. The mean attitude score was 118.30 ± 22.01, and 90.71% had a high level of positive attitude. Knowledge and attitude showed a weak positive correlation (r=0.144), which was not statistically significant (t=1.72, df=138, p>0.05). Knowledge was significantly associated with working experience (χ²=11.94, p=0.002) and mass-media exposure (χ²=8.50, p=0.01). Attitude was significantly associated with age (χ²=11.80, p=0.01) and gender (χ²=7.27, p=0.02).
Conclusion: Healthcare professionals demonstrated predominantly moderate knowledge and a high level of positive attitude towards organ donation. Targeted education, clinical awareness activities and organisational support may help strengthen knowledge and translate positive attitudes into informed advocacy and donation-related practice.

organ donation; knowledge; attitude; healthcare professionals; nursing; organ transplantation;

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