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Increasing organ donation rates in the African American community.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Increasing organ donation rates in the African American community./
Author:	Selby, James E., Jr.
Description:	1 online resource (149 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-08(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International76-08B(E).
Subject:	Health care management. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9781321668667

Increasing organ donation rates in the African American community.
Selby, James E., Jr.

Increasing organ donation rates in the African American community. - 1 online resource (149 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-08(E), Section: B.

Thesis (D.H.A.)--Central Michigan University, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references

Since the first successful organ transplant in 1954, the field of organ donation and transplantation has become a successful alternative method of treatment for failing or compromised organs. However, despite the advancements made in this field, disparities still exist, especially between organ recipients. Current research suggests that African Americans receive fewer opportunities for transplants and have to wait longer for organs than other ethnic groups. One of the contributing factors to this issue is the low organ donation rates in the African American community, which is partly due to lack of awareness about the topic of organ donation and transplantation in that community. The purpose of this study was to determine what sources of information would most likely influence how African Americans think or act concerning organ donation and transplantation. This study used data from the 2012 National Survey on Organ Donation Attitudes and Behavior, a study sponsored by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration that researched the U.S. population's views towards organ donation and transplantation. This study also applied the Theory of Planned Behavior to determine the factors that affect human behavior, such as the decision to become an organ donor. By determining the sources of information that would most likely influence how African Americans think or act concerning organ donation and transplantation, and what factors contribute to that decision, the findings suggest effective ways of educating African Americans about the need of organ donation, and consequently, could increase organ donation rates in that community.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9781321668667Subjects--Topical Terms:

1148454
Health care management.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

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