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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2020; 12(04): 295-299
DOI: 10.4103/ijmbs.ijmbs_136_20
Original Article

Family relations of living-related kidney donors in Tripoli, Libya

Jamila Elamouri
Department of Medical, Nephrology Unit, Tripoli Central Hospital, Tripoli
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Nada Fawaris
Department of Medical, Nephrology Unit, Tripoli Central Hospital, Tripoli
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Introduction: Despite efforts to increase community awareness of kidney donation and transplantation, there remains a huge gap between the number of kidneys needed and those available. Objectives: We aimed to document the types of relationship between donors and recipients of kidney transplants in a previously unexamined community. Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study of 454 living-related kidney transplant patients registered during 2019 in the posttransplant clinic at the National Centre for Organ Transplantation, Tripoli, Libya. Demographic data and the type of relationship between recipients and donors were studied. Results: There was a male donor predominance (67.4%), with a male-to-female ratio of 2: 1. The mean age of the donors was 34.2 ± 10.27 years. The sibling constituted the majority (62.2%) of donors, with brother predominance. They were followed by off-spring donors (17.6%), with a predominance of sons and parents (12.4%), with mothers acting as donors more than fathers. Donation from spouses was relatively infrequent (3.5%). Conclusions: The study revealed that brothers are the most common donor and all donors more commonly donate to male recipients, except mothers who donate more commonly to female recipients. This may be reflective of the sociocultural factors. More social awareness is needed regarding organ donation, especially among females, to increase their contribution in donation.

Key-words:

Cultural factors - end-stage renal disease - Libya - living kidney donor

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Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 06. November 2020

Angenommen: 22. November 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
14. Juli 2022

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