Lebanese medical students' knowledge on and attitude toward xenotransplantation and its ethical issues: A cross-sectional study.
Lebanon
ethics
organ transplantation
survey
xenotransplantation
Journal
Xenotransplantation
ISSN: 1399-3089
Titre abrégé: Xenotransplantation
Pays: Denmark
ID NLM: 9438793
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2022
07 2022
Historique:
revised:
13
05
2022
received:
07
12
2021
accepted:
20
05
2022
pubmed:
28
6
2022
medline:
26
8
2022
entrez:
27
6
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Xenotransplantation is the transplantation of animal parts into humans. This study's aim is to assess the Lebanese medical students' attitude toward xenotransplantation and their knowledge of its related ethical issues. A questionnaire was answered by 120 Lebanese medical students. Statistical analysis and ethical reflections were performed on the results. Out of the 120 participants, 100 already knew about xenotransplantation, and 61.7% of the students believe that it is applied clinically. Only 25% trust that the animals need to be genetically modified for the organs to be eligible for transplantation. About 25.8% and 46.7% of the students, respectively, strongly agree that the patients' and physicians' beliefs play an important role in agreeing to the procedure. Students were likely to accept the animal organ for transplantation if the transplant could completely cure or improve the course of an untreatable disease (86.6% and 75.0%) or if the outcomes and risks were the same as with a human transplant with a shorter waiting period (71.7%). Students who agreed that animal rights and welfare/wellbeing should be respected tended to disagree with the statement that it is acceptable to use animals for human ends (p = .026). Medical students proved to be knowledgeable on the ethical dilemmas related to xenotransplantation and showed a favorable attitude toward this procedure, which is crucial in its establishment as an absolute clinical reality in the near future and in the development and strengthening of research in this field.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e12762Informations de copyright
© 2022 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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