Barriers to kidney donation and strategies to increase public participation

9^th International Conference on Nephrology: Kidney & Therapeutics

September 29-30, 2016 Orlando, USA

Raphael Adjetey

Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nephrol Ther

Abstract :

The theme of perceived risk will be addressed in conjunction with consumer behavior theory relating to perception; personality; motivation and learning attitudes towards kidney donation. Literature was collected from different sources including the Encyclopedia of Surgery. Consumers� perception is the process by which an individual selects, organizes and interprets stimuli�s into meaningful coherent picture of the world. Consumers base decisions on perceptions rather than reality. Consumers typically perceive service decision rather than product decision. In terms of surgical operation one can never be guarantee the outcome with undeniable confidence. It is perceived that there is only a little opportunity to correct service error in kidney donation. It is also perceived that kidney donation can be painful, inconvenience and may leave lifelong consequence. There are perceived publicized scandals in some countries like South Africa on the exportation of kidney for money. Medical and health professionals must play a vital role in reshaping public perception and attitudes towards kidney donation through provision of information and expert guidance. Perception risk can be reduced by attracting donors through cognitive learning. Donors can be used as opinion leaders and Ambassadors to the rest of the public. They can use their personality and words to motivate the public that medical research has shown that humans cans live a relatively normal and healthy life with just one Kidney. Revolutionary new Kidney Transplant operation, called Laparoscopic Live donor nephrectomy is a minimal- invasive procedure to harvest a kidney, and this can reduce postoperative pain, hospitalization and recuperation times. Finally it is essential that accurate information�s are published and widely spread to combat existing scandals, misconceptions and myths about the selling of kidney. This will create new perceptions and attitudes in the general public.

Biography :

Email: raph_adjetey@yahoo.com