Examination of Knowledge Level and Opinions of 7th and 8th Grade Students on Organ Donation and Transplantation

Despite the increase in the number of individuals donating organs in recent years, high numbers of individuals waiting for transplantation clearly demonstrates the importance of organ donation and organ transplantation. The aim of this study is to examine the knowledge level and opinions of 7th and 8th grade students on organ donation and transplantation. The research was conducted in the first semester of 2017-2018 academic year with 513 (264 girls, 249 boys) students from 7th and 8th grade who are studying in elementary school in Ayd？n, Kuyucak province. Convenient sampling was used in the study. The questionnaire consists of 12 questions developed by Ak？？ et. al. (2008) and it aims to evaluate knowledge level and opinions of participants about organ donation. Descriptive analysis was employed for data analysis. Frequencies and percentages related to the data were calculated. Results show that there were differences between the 7th and 8th grade students in terms of knowledge level of organ donation and transplantation, but there was not much difference in terms of their views