Body & organ donation in Bihar – A multicentre study on awareness among students of 1st professional MBBS course

Md. Naushad Alam Dilkash; Ghazala  Perween; Nafees Fatima; Saif Omar

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS7.12139

Authors

Md. Naushad Alam Dilkash Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy Katihar Medical College, Katihar-854106, Bihar, India
Ghazala Perween Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy Madhubani Medical College, Madhubani-847211, Bihar, India
Nafees Fatima Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy Patna Medical College, Patna-800004 Bihar, India
Saif Omar
drsaifomar@gmail.com
Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy ESIC Medical College, Patna-801103 Bihar, India Mobile – 9431229999

Keywords:

Awareness, Body donation, Cadaver, Dissection, Medical students, India

Abstract

Background: With the attendant rise of the number of medical colleges in India over past few decades, the demand for cadavers used in medical education and research is growing. However, there is an insufficient supply of donated cadavers available for dissection. Objective: The present study aimed to assess the awareness about Body & Organ Donation among students of 1^st Professional MBBS course in Bihar, India. Materials and Methods: This retrospective, longitudinal cohort, observational multi-center study was carried out between March-2022 to May-2022 on consecutive 500 medical students admitted in 1^st Professional MBBS course, studying at KATIHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE, KATIHAR, MADHUBANI MEDICAL COLLEGE, MADHUBANI and PATNA MEDICAL COLLEGE, PATNA, between the study duration. Inclusion criteria composed of only newly admitted first year medical students, following their informed consent whereas, second year, third year and fourth year medical students were excluded from this study. Approval was obtained from Institutional Ethics Committee. A structured questionnaire containing 29 items was administered after due consent by the department of anatomy of each of the above-mentioned medical colleges. The collected data was entered in Microsoft Excel to maintain the quality of data.

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