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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0016-3813</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gaceta médica de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gac. Méd. Méx]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0016-3813</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Nacional de Medicina de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0016-38132022000500299</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/gmm.22000049</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Conocimientos y actitudes hacia la donación de órganos en una muestra de médicos de dos hospitales en México]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge and attitudes towards organ donation in a sample of physicians from two hospitals in Mexico]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Marván]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María L.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mora-Gallegos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jannella]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Prieto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rosas-Santiago]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santillán-Doherty]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patricio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Veracruzana Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias &#8220;Ismael Cosío Villegas&#8221; Coordinación de Donación de Órganos y Tejidos ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias &#8220;Ismael Cosío Villegas&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>158</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>299</fpage>
<lpage>304</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0016-38132022000500299&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0016-38132022000500299&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0016-38132022000500299&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: Para numerosos pacientes, el trasplante de órganos es el único tratamiento para sobrevivir. Hay una grave escasez de órganos para trasplantes y México tiene una de las tasas más bajas de donación de órganos. Los profesionales de la salud son el vínculo entre la sociedad y el sistema de salud, y pueden promover e incrementar la donación de órganos.  Objetivo: Explorar los conocimientos generales y las actitudes de médicos mexicanos respecto a la donación de órganos provenientes de cadáveres.  Métodos: Estudio observacional transversal. Se aplicaron dos cuestionarios a 219 médicos de una institución donde se realizan trasplantes y de un hospital en donde no se llevan a cabo.  Resultados: La mayoría de los participantes no había recibido entrenamiento sobre donación de órganos. Las principales deficiencias en sus conocimientos estuvieron relacionadas con los criterios para ser donador y la postura de la iglesia sobre la donación de órganos. El conocimiento predijo las actitudes hacia la donación de órganos; este se asoció negativamente a actitudes desfavorables y de desconfianza, mientras que se asoció positivamente a actitudes favorables y la disposición a ser donador.  Conclusión: Es necesario implementar programas dirigidos a los médicos para dotarlos de herramientas que ayuden a fomentar la cultura de donación de órganos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: For many patients, organ transplantation is the only life-saving treatment. There is a severe shortage of organs for transplantation, and Mexico has one of the lowest organ donation rates. Health professionals are the link between society and the health system, and can promote and increase organ donation.  Objective: To explore general knowledge and attitudes of Mexican physicians with regard to cadaveric organ donation.  Methods: Cross-sectional, observational study. Two questionnaires were applied to 219 physicians either from an institution where transplants are carried out or from a hospital where the procedure is not performed.  Results: Most participants had not received any training on organ donation. The main deficits in their knowledge were related to the criteria for being a donor and to the position of the Church on organ donation. Knowledge predicted attitudes towards organ donation: it was negatively associated with unfavorable and mistrust attitudes, whereas it was positively associated with favorable attitudes and willingness to be a donor.  Conclusion: It is necessary to implement programs aimed at physicians in order to provide them with tools that help promote organ donation culture.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Actitudes y práctica en salud]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Conocimientos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Donación de órganos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Médicos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Attitudes and practice in health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Organ donation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Physicians]]></kwd>
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