Table 2: Given reasons for kidney donation and the donor-recipient relationship.
|
No |
% |
|
Reasons for donation |
Financial profit |
6 |
3.6% |
Humanitarian (altruistic) |
89 |
53.3% |
|
Social obligations |
72 |
40.9% |
|
Identified recipient |
Yes |
153 |
91.6% |
No |
8 |
4.8% |
|
No answer |
6 |
3.6% |
|
Closely related recipient Not-related (friend, colleague, neighbour, acquaintance) |
Yes |
125 |
74.9% |
No |
42 |
25.1% |
|
Brother/Sister |
55 |
44.0% |
|
Father/mother |
16 |
17.6% |
|
Nephew/niece |
19 |
14.4% |
|
Husband/wife |
16 |
9.0% |
|
Cousin |
3 |
1.8% |
|
Uncle/aunt |
9 |
5.11% |
|
Receiving cash payment |
Yes |
3 |
1.8% |
NO |
150 |
89% |
|
No answer |
|
14 |
8.4% |
Amount of cash payment (IQD) |
50,00000 equal to 38200$ |
3 |
1.8% |