Statistical relationship between knowledge levels and attitude toward liver transplantation from medical and Islamic perspective among faculty of medicine students: case Yarsi University

Abstract

Organ transplantation is considered as an alternative therapy as the best effort to help patients with organ failure. Many evidences showed that organ transplantation gives more satisfying results than most of conservative therapies. However, the organ transplant need some considerations from several non-medical aspects namely: religion, law, culture, ethics and morals. Islam religion perspective, in particular, requires people to make themselves knowledgeable before making any decision. At the same time, Islam religion teaching requires any decision should be guided and lead by sound knowledge. Although transplantation is considered haram from the Islamic, it is permissible in an emergency situation. This paper presents the study results on the relationship between two latent variables as construct: (1) the level of knowledge and (2) attitudes about liver transplantation from medical and Islamic perspective. The data for this study were collected from Faculty of Medicine students batch 2016 as respondents. This study used a quantitative non-experimental or analytical research method. The sample size was 70 which were selected using purposive sampling technique. That is, a sample was selected based on a particular assessment. Each observed variables were measured using Likert scale. The value of each latent variables was measured as an accumulated value of its observed variables. The study found the respondents' knowledge score ranged from 2 to 9 out of 0-10 score scale and attitude scores ranged from 17 to 26 out of 0-30 score range. The results of Chisquare statistical analysis between the two latent variables showed that there is no significant relationship between the two latent variables of interest. This results can be concluded that there is no significant relationship between knowledge and attitudes towards liver transplantation. In addition, the results of this study suggests that for further research to add more variables that influence attitude change.