Hispanic/Latino concerns about living kidney donation: a focus group study.

Context: Given the shortage of kidneys for transplant, living kidney donation (LKD) is increasingly used to expand the organ donor pool. Although Hispanics/Latinos need disproportionately more kidney transplants, they receive a smaller proportion of living donor kidney transplants than other ethnic/racial groups.

Objective: To assess Hispanics' awareness, perceptions, misconceptions, cultural beliefs, and values about and barriers to LKD.