Conhecimento de estudantes de medicina sobre o processo de doacção de córneas
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2007-07-01
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de Espíndola, Rodrigo França [UNESP]
Rodrigues, Beatriz Alessi
Penteado, Lívia Tribst
Tan-Ho, Gisela
Gozzan, José Otávio Alquezar
de Freitas, João Alberto Holanda
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Purpose: To compare knowledge of medical students about the cornea donation process among those who already studied Ophthalmology and the others. Methods: A questionnaire containing data as: age, sex, graduation year, and 10 multiple-choice questions about the subject was applied to medical students from the interior of São Paulo state, Brazil. The questions were: age for donation, contraindication for transplants, the time limit to remove the cornea, among others. The knowledge regarding cornea donation was compared between the two groups: students who already studied Ophthalmology (Group A) and the others (Group B). Results: The study group was composed of 402 students, of whom 140 were of group A and 262 of group B. Knowledge between the two groups was different, but not statistically significant (p=0.8328). Conclusion: Knowledge about the cornea donation process among the interviewed seemed to be insufficient, even those who had studied Ophthalmology. Information and education about transplants in Medical Schools should be improved.
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Cornea transplantation, Health education, Questionnaire, Students, medical, Tissue and organ procurement, adolescent, adult, age, Brazil, comparative study, cornea, cross-sectional study, female, human, male, medical student, ophthalmology, professional competence, questionnaire, standard, statistics, time, transplantation, Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Cornea, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Ophthalmology, Professional Competence, Questionnaires, Students, Medical, Time Factors, Tissue and Organ Procurement
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Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, v. 70, n. 4, p. 581-584, 2007.