Research Article
Living-Donor Liver Transplant in Oman: A Quantitative Cross-Sectional Study of Donors’ Experiences and Challenges
Table 1
The demographic characteristics of donors.
| | Variable | Frequency (percentage) |
| Age group | 18–27 | 18 (36%) | 28–38 | 32 (64%) |
| Gender | Male | 34 (68%) | Female | 16 (32%) |
| Marital status | Single | 20 (40%) | Married | 29 (58%) | Divorced | 1 (2%) |
| Educational level | Illiterate | 1 (2%) | Elementary | 2 (4%) | Preparatory | 1 (2%) | Secondary | 20 (40%) | High education | 26 (52%) |
| Employment | Student | 3 (6%) | Nonemployee | 20 (40%) | Governmental sector | 18 (36%) | Private sector | 7 (14%) | Free business | 2 (4%) |
| Relation of the donor to the recipient | Parent | 30 (60%) | Sibling | 9 (18%) | Cousin | 2 (4%) | Uncle/aunt | 2 (4%) | Spouse | 1 (2%) | Others | 6 (12%) |
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