Organ transplantation, legislation and the attitude of students in the health area of a university in Paraguay

Article Sidebar

PDF (Español (España))
Published: Dec 23, 2022
Keywords:
Transplantation Tissue and Organ Procurement Anita Law attitude

Main Article Content

Carlos Miguel Ríos-González
Universidad María Auxiliadora, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Enfermería Asunción, Paraguay

Abstract

In Paraguay, according to Law No. 6.170/18, all citizens were declared presumptive donors.
The role of the family in the decision-making process regarding organ harvesting is always a controversial topic, students in the area of health should have a knowledge comprehensive and sufficient of the topic, considering that this topic is currently one of the most important in public health, in order to serve as multiplying agents to promote the favorable attitude towards organ donation.

Article Details

How to Cite
1.
Ríos-González CM. Organ transplantation, legislation and the attitude of students in the health area of a university in Paraguay. Rev. Nac. (Itauguá) [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 23 [cited 2025 Jan. 18];14(2):001-3. Available from: https://revistadelnacional.com.py/index.php/inicio/article/view/75
Issue
Vol. 14 No. 2 (2022): July-December
Section
Editorial
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

References

Jawoniyi O, Gormley K, McGleenan E, Noble HR. Organ donation and transplantation: Awareness and roles of healthcare professionals-A systematic literature review. J Clin Nurs. 2018;27(5-6):e726-e738. doi: 10.1111/jocn.14154.

Shacham E, Loux T, Barnidge EK, Lew D, Pappaterra L. Determinants of organ donation registration. Am J Transplant. 2018;18(11):2798-2803. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15025.

República del Paraguay. Congreso de la Nación Paraguaya. Ley Nº 1246/1998 De Trasplantes de órganos y tejidos anatómicos humanos. 1998. Disponible en: https://bacn.gov.py/archivos/819/20140520101316.pdf

Cáceres-González SR, Rodríguez-Castro A, Rios-González CM. Repercusión de la donación de órganos en las familias de donantes paraguayos. Rev. salud publica Parag. 2020;10(2):42-49. doi:10.18004/rspp.2020.diciembre.42

Chávez Chávez JR, Olguin V, Viveros G, Espínola R, González Vázquez G, Martínez G, et al. Actitud hacia la Ley Anita en estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Nacional del Caaguazú, año 2021. Rev. Nac. (Itauguá). 2022;14(2):004-017.