Living-Donor Liver Transplant in Oman: A Quantitative Cross-Sectional Study of Donors’ Experiences and Challenges

Table 2

Donation process domain in correlation with age and gender.

Question	Response	Total (%)	Age (P value)	Gender (P value)
How did you hear about liver donation?	Social media/media	6 (12%)	0.334	0.690
	Hospital staff	33 (66%)
	Relative	9 (18%)
	Others	2 (4%)
How much you believe is taken from your liver for donation?	20–30%	13 (26%)	0.006	0.717
	60–65%	28 (56%)
	50–70%	9 (18%)
In your opinion, what prevents people from donating organs?	Family objection	4 (8%)	0.036	0.813
	Financial burden	1 (2%)
	Religious barriers	1 (2%)
	Lack of knowledge	23 (46%)
	Health complications	7 (14%)
	Fear of operation	12 (24%)
	Others	2 (4%)
In your opinion, does body image after donation affect the donor decision about donation?	Agree	8 (16%)	0.018	0.032
	Neutral	11 (22%)
	Disagree	31 (62%)
Nature of job and workplace affect the donor decision about donation	Agree	22 (44%)	0.133	0.453
	Neutral	5 (10%)
	Disagree	23 (46%)
Did you discuss the donation process with family or friends?	Yes	37 (74%)	0.328	0.731
	No	13 (26%)
Have you felt any pressure to donate?	Yes	3 (6%)	0.99	0.99
	No	45 (90%)
If yes, from whom?	Recipient	1 (2%)	0.401	0.453
	Family member	2 (4%)
	Self	2 (4%)
	None	45 (90%)
I would recommend people to donate liver to their relative who needs transplantation	Agree	47 (94%)	0.291	0.542
	Neutral	3 (6%)
I would support organ donation after death	Agree	30 (60%)	0.071	0.961
	Neutral	15 (30%)
	Disagree	5 (10%)