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American Journal of Advances in Nursing Research

Volume 11, Issue 2, 2024
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American Journal of Advances in Nursing Research
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XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 – 0691 (Online)
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bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
A STUDY ON ASSESS THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF PEOPLE ON HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION IN SELECTED URBAN AREAS OF MANGALORE
Author
Linu Mol1* and Larissa Martha Sams2
Email
linu.nidle@gmail.com
keyword
Heart, Lung, Transplantation.
Abstract
Heart-lung transplantation is the simultaneous surgical replacement of the heart and lungs in patients with end-stage cardiac and pulmonary disease. This procedure remains a viable therapeutic alternative for patients in specific disease states. In 2004, there were only 39 heart–lung transplants performed in the entire United States and only 75 worldwide.Objectives f the study was to determine the awareness level of people about heart and lung transplantation and to determine the factors affecting awareness level of heart and lung transplantation.Cross sectional research design was used to assess theawareness of people on heart and lung transplantation.The study was conducted in areas of A.J Urban Health Centre, Mangalore. The awareness of people on heart and lung transplantation was assessed by using structuredknowledge questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The data revealed thatmajority (57.3%) of the people had poor level of awareness and rest had average (36%) and good (6.67%) level of awareness and the mean percentage (46.66%) of level of awareness scores was highest in the area of meaning and least percentage (27.57%) in the area of treatment. The findings also showed that there was no significant association between the level of awareness of people on heart and lung transplantation with selected factor that is gender, age, education status, marital status, type of family, occupation, monthly income, religion, attitude towards the possibility of your own organs being used for donation and source of information at 0.05 level of significance.
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