The study of the socio-cultural factors affecting the organ's donation after the brain death (Case study:citizen of yazd)

The progress of science and technology in the field of medical science, hoping to improve many diseases which cause organ damage, organ transplantation is often the best or only way to save these patients. The aim of this research was to study of the socio-cultural factors related to organ donation among yazdi citizens. The study method is survey add questionnaire used in this study consisted of a combination of questionnaires global health, and researcher made its validity through formal reliability through Cronbach's Alpha obtained. Using Cochran formula, 384 people were selected as sample size in a multi-stage sampling. In the first stage, 20 family were selected randomly from family, and in the next stage, they were selected in a systematic manner in family, and in the third stage, in the selected family, one person over the age of 18 was randomly assigned a questionnaire. Has completed. In the first household, a person who does not have a donation card has completed a questionnaire, but the next households among one who has a donation card has completed a questionnaire. In cases where the family members do not have a donation card, they should go to the adjacent family. It continued until a qualified person was found.