Introduction: Puerto Ricans are one of the majority immigration groups in Florida. However, little is known about their attitudes toward xenotransplantation (XenoTx), a still experimental technique, which is making significant progress.
Objective: To analyze the attitude toward XenoTx of organs among the population of Puerto Rican residents in Florida.
Methods: Population under study. Sample taken from the International Collaborative Donor Project and formed by the population born in Puerto Rico and resident in Florida.
Inclusion Criteria: Over 15 years stratified by age and sex. Instrument valuation. Validated questionnaire of attitude toward xenotransplantation "PCID-XenoTx-Ríos." Setting for the study. Random selection of people to survey based on stratification. Immigrant assistance associations in Florida were consulted to locate potential respondents.
Results: Of the 259 respondents, 16% are in favor of XenoTx if the results are similar to those obtained with human organs, 74% are against, and 10% are doubtful. If the results are worse than with human organs, only 2% are in favor, 74% against, and 24% undecided. The variables that are associated with this attitude are the following: sex (P = .001); marital status (P < .001); have offspring (P = .004); level of education (P < .001), opinion of a partner toward donation (P = .008), religious beliefs (P < .001), knowing the opinion toward donation of religion (P < .001), prosocial activity (P < .001), attitude toward donation (P ≤ .001), previous relationship with donation (P < .001), possibility of receiving a transplant in the future (P = .001), and attitude toward donation to a relative (P < .001).
Conclusions: The Puerto Rican population residing in Florida does not hold a favorable attitude toward xenotransplantation.
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