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Table 4 Factors influencing kidney donation decisions among family members of Ckd patients

From: Examining kidney donation in Nigeria: a mixed methods study of family members’ knowledge, perceptions, information needs and decision-making

Factors

Total

Unlikely (77)

Neutral (71)

Likely (158)

P-value

Age group

    

0.002

18–30

71

17(23.9)

10 (14.1)

44 (62)

 

31–50

161

31(19.3)

45 (28.0)

85 (52.8)

 

> 50

71

29 (40.9)

14 (19.7)

28 (39.4)

 

Religion

    

0.336

Islam

129

29(22.5)

29(22.5)

71(55.0)

 

Christianity

175

48 (27.4)

41(23.4)

86 (49.1)

 

Education

    

0.187

No formal

25

11(44.0)

4 (16.0)

10 (40.0)

 

Primary

18

6 (33.3)

3 (16.7)

9 (50.0)

 

Secondary

61

16 (26.2)

18(29.5)

27 (44.3)

 

Tertiary

202

44 (21.8)

46(22.8)

112 (55.5)

 

Ethnicity

    

0.450

Bini/Eshan

41

12 (29.3)

7 (17.1)

22 (53.7)

 

Hausa/Fulani

47

16 (34.0)

11(23.4)

20 (42.6)

 

Igbo

47

13 (27.7)

14(29.8)

20 (42.6)

 

Kanuri

23

3(13.0)

5(21.7)

15(65.2)

 

Nupe

11

2(18.2)

2(18.2)

7(63.6)

 

Yoruba

84

19 (22.6)

24 (28.6)

41 (48.8)

 

Others

53

12 (22.6)

8 (15.1)

33 (62.3)

 

Geopolitical zones

    

0.024

FCT

39

7(17.9)

11(28.2)

21 (53.9

 

North-central

50

9(18.0)

13(26.0)

28 (56.0)

 

North-east

46

3 (6.5)

15(32.6)

28 (60.9)

 

North-west

54

23 (42.6)

9(16.7)

22 (40.7)

 

South-east

21

5 (23.8)

5(23.8)

11(52.4)

 

South-south

46

13 (28.3)

8 (17.4)

25 (54.4)

 

South-west

49

17 (34.7)

10(20.4)

22(44.9)

 

Relationship with the patient

    

0.005

Parent

79

9(11.4)

17(21.5)

53 (67.1)

 

Spouse

84

28 (28.5)

19 (22.6)

37(44.0)

 

Sibling

47

14 (29.8)

12 (25.5)

21 (44.7)

 

Child

70

21(30.0)

10 (14.3)

39 (55.7)

 

Uncle, Aunt, Nephew, Niece, Cousin

26

5 (19.2)

13 (50.0)

8 (30.8)

 

Age as a deciding factor

    

0.005

No

96

29 (30.2)

18 (18.8)

49 (51.0)

 

Yes

210

48 (22.9)

53 (25.2)

109 (51.9)

 

Informed about risks/benefits, of kidney donation

    

0.006

No

230

63 (27.4)

61 (26.5)

106 (46.1)

 

Yes

76

14 (18.4)

10 (13.2)

52 (68.4)

 

Awareness of ethical/legal regulations of kidney donation

    

0.006

No

210

63 (30.0)

50 (23.8)

97 (46.2)

 

Yes

96

14 (14.6)

21 (21.9)

61 (63.5)

 

Awareness of medical factors determining donor suitability

    

<0.001

No

194

60(30.9)

49(25.3)

85(43.8)

 

Yes

112

17(15.2)

22 (19.6)

73 (65.2)

 

Importance of emotional/ psychological compatibility.

    

0.010

Not important

23

12(52.2)

1 (4.4)

10 (43.5)

 

Neutral

55

18 (32.7)

15 (27.3)

22 (40.0)

 

Important / Very important

228

47(20.6)

55 (24.1)

126 (55.3)

 

Awareness of steps in kidney donation process

    

0.114

No

240

66 (27.5)

57(23.8)

117(48.8)

 

Yes

66

11(16.7)

14(21.2)

41(62.1)

 

Discussion of kidney donation with family members

    

0.006

No

201

60(29.9)

50(24.9)

91(45.3)

 

Yes

105

17(16.2)

21(20.0)

67(63.8)

 

Discussion with HCP or coordinator

    

0.004

No

211

62(29.4)

53(25.1)

96(45.50)

 

Yes

95

15(15.8)

18(18.9)

62(65.3)

 

Provision of Support or counsel to donors

    

< 0.001

No

34

19(55.9)

7(20.6)

8(23.0)

 

Yes

272

58(21.3)

64(23.5)

150(55.2)