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Background:

Organ transplantation program in developing countries is still significantly dwarfed. Health workers are undeniably important in the success of transplantation.

Objective:

To assess the knowledge and attitude of health workers toward organ donation in South-West Nigeria with a view to explaining reasons for these shortcomings.

Methods:

In a cross-sectional study conducted on 850 health care workers, self-administered questionnaires were used to obtain information from participants.

Results:

Of 850 participants, 766 (90.1%) returned their completed questionnaires. The mean±SD age of participants was 36.7±9.2 years. Majority (93.3%) of participants had heard of organ donation; 82.5% had desirable knowledge. Only 29.5% and 39.4% would be willing to donate and counsel potential organ donors, respectively; 36.5% would consider signing organ donation cards. Only 19.4% believed that organ …