{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,14]],"date-time":"2026-04-14T04:01:02Z","timestamp":1776139262937,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":29,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,13]]},"DOI":"10.7759\/cureus.106992","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,14]],"date-time":"2026-04-14T03:28:56Z","timestamp":1776137336000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Exploring Public Perspectives on Organ Donation in Makkah, Saudi Arabia"],"prefix":"10.7759","author":[{"given":"Khalid","family":"Basamih","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Omar","family":"Ba Mhel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohammed","family":"Alhazmi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Muhannad","family":"Alharbi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zayed","family":"Alharbi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Saleh","family":"Al-Elyani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fouz","family":"Alotibe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nada","family":"Bajuaifer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/lt.23684","article-title":"Decadal analysis of deceased organ donation in Spain and the United States linking an increased donation rate and the utilization of older donors","volume":"19","author":"Halldorson J","year":"2013","unstructured":"Halldorson J, Roberts JP. Decadal analysis of deceased organ donation in Spain and the United States linking an increased donation rate and the utilization of older donors. Liver Transpl. 2013, 19:981-6. 10.1002\/lt.23684","journal-title":"Liver Transpl"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/bja\/aer357","article-title":"Donation after circulatory death","volume":"108","author":"Manara AR","year":"2012","unstructured":"Manara AR, Murphy PG, O'Callaghan G. Donation after circulatory death. Br J Anaesth. 2012, 108:i108-21. 10.1093\/bja\/aer357","journal-title":"Br J Anaesth"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/lt.25332","article-title":"Current status and future challenges of liver transplantation programs in Chile","volume":"24","author":"Ben\u00edtez C","year":"2018","unstructured":"Ben\u00edtez C, Wolff R. Current status and future challenges of liver transplantation programs in Chile. Liver Transpl. 2018, 24:1757-61. 10.1002\/lt.25332","journal-title":"Liver Transpl"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jocn.14154","article-title":"Organ donation and transplantation: awareness and roles of healthcare professionals\u2014a systematic literature review","volume":"27","author":"Jawoniyi O","year":"2018","unstructured":"Jawoniyi O, Gormley K, McGleenan E, Noble HR. Organ donation and transplantation: awareness and roles of healthcare professionals\u2014a systematic literature review. J Clin Nurs. 2018, 27:e726-38. 10.1111\/jocn.14154","journal-title":"J Clin Nurs"},{"key":"ref5","unstructured":"Ministry of Health. Organ donation - Organ donation awareness platform. (2025). Accessed. October 12, 2025: https:\/\/www.moh.gov.sa\/en\/awarenessplateform\/VariousTopics\/012\/Pages\/default.aspx."},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/TP.0000000000001295","article-title":"Organ transplantation in Saudi Arabia","volume":"100","author":"Shaheen FA","year":"2016","unstructured":"Shaheen FA. Organ transplantation in Saudi Arabia. Transplantation. 2016, 100:1387-9. 10.1097\/TP.0000000000001295","journal-title":"Transplantation"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.transproceed.2004.08.090","article-title":"Increasing organ donation rates from Muslim donors: lessons from a successful model","volume":"36","author":"Shaheen FA","year":"2004","unstructured":"Shaheen FA, Souqiyyeh MZ. Increasing organ donation rates from Muslim donors: lessons from a successful model. Transplant Proc. 2004, 36:1878-80. 10.1016\/j.transproceed.2004.08.090","journal-title":"Transplant Proc"},{"key":"ref8","article-title":"Knowledge and attitude of intensivists toward organ donation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia","volume":"36","author":"Al Sebayel MIM","year":"2004","unstructured":"Al Sebayel MIM, Khalaf H. Knowledge and attitude of intensivists toward organ donation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Transplant Proc. 2004, 36:1883-4.","journal-title":"Transplant Proc"},{"key":"ref9","article-title":"Organ donations from deceased persons in the Saudi Arabian population","volume":"3","author":"Al Shehri S","year":"2005","unstructured":"Al Shehri S, Shaheen FA, Al-Khader AA. Organ donations from deceased persons in the Saudi Arabian population. Exp Clin Transplant. 2005, 3:301-5.","journal-title":"Exp Clin Transplant"},{"key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/1319-2442.198150","article-title":"Knowledge and attitude towards organ donation among adult population in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia","volume":"28","author":"Agrawal S","year":"2017","unstructured":"Agrawal S, Binsaleem S, Al-Homrani M, Al-Juhayim A, Al-Harbi A. Knowledge and attitude towards organ donation among adult population in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2017, 28:81-9. 10.4103\/1319-2442.198150","journal-title":"Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl"},{"key":"ref11","unstructured":"Raosoft. (2011). Accessed. October 12, 2025: http:\/\/www.raosoft.com\/samplesize.html."},{"key":"ref12","unstructured":"General Authority for Statistics. Statistical database. (2025). Accessed. October 12, 2025: https:\/\/www.stats.gov.sa\/en\/."},{"key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1399-0012.2010.01260.x","article-title":"Attitudes and opinions on organ donation: an opportunity to educate in a Canadian city","volume":"24","author":"Lee E","year":"2010","unstructured":"Lee E, Midodizi W, Gourishankar S. Attitudes and opinions on organ donation: an opportunity to educate in a Canadian city. Clin Transplant. 2010, 24:E223-9. 10.1111\/j.1399-0012.2010.01260.x","journal-title":"Clin Transplant"},{"key":"ref14","unstructured":"Google LLC. Google Forms. (2024). Accessed. October 12, 2025: https:\/\/forms.google.com\/."},{"key":"ref15","unstructured":"The R Project for Statistical Computing. (2025). Accessed. April 10, 2025: https:\/\/www.r-project.org\/."},{"key":"ref16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.4103\/1319-2442.289449","article-title":"Barriers in knowledge and attitudes regarding organ donation among urban Jordanian population","volume":"31","author":"Abdulrazeq F","year":"2020","unstructured":"Abdulrazeq F, Matsumoto M, Zourob M, et al.. Barriers in knowledge and attitudes regarding organ donation among urban Jordanian population. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2020, 31:624-38.","journal-title":"Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl"},{"key":"ref17","article-title":"Young adults\u2019 use of different social media platforms for health information: insights from web-based conversations","volume":"24","author":"Lim MSC","year":"2022","unstructured":"Lim MSC, Molenaar A, Brennan L, Reid M, McCaffrey T. Young adults\u2019 use of different social media platforms for health information: insights from web-based conversations. J Med Internet Res. 2022, 24:23656.","journal-title":"J Med Internet Res"},{"key":"ref18","article-title":"Social media as information source: undergraduates\u2019 use and evaluation behavior","volume":"48","author":"Kim KS","year":"2011","unstructured":"Kim KS, Yoo-Lee E, Sin SCJ. Social media as information source: undergraduates\u2019 use and evaluation behavior. Proc Am Soc Inf Sci Technol. 2011, 48:1-3.","journal-title":"Proc Am Soc Inf Sci Technol"},{"key":"ref19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/1319-2442.243963","article-title":"Saudi medical students knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs with regard to organ donation and transplantation","volume":"29","author":"AlShareef SM","year":"2018","unstructured":"AlShareef SM, Smith RM. Saudi medical students knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs with regard to organ donation and transplantation. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2018, 29:1115-27. 10.4103\/1319-2442.243963","journal-title":"Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl"},{"key":"ref20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7759\/cureus.27002","article-title":"Knowledge and attitude toward organ donation among the adult population in Jazan, Saudi Arabia","volume":"14","author":"Somaili M","year":"2022","unstructured":"Somaili M, Masmali A, Haqawi I, et al.. Knowledge and attitude toward organ donation among the adult population in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Cureus. 2022, 14:e27002. 10.7759\/cureus.27002","journal-title":"Cureus"},{"key":"ref21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/healthcare11121716","article-title":"Beliefs and intention to organ donation in Saudi Arabia: an online cross-sectional survey","volume":"11","author":"Alobaidi S","year":"2023","unstructured":"Alobaidi S. Beliefs and intention to organ donation in Saudi Arabia: an online cross-sectional survey. Healthcare (Basel). 2023, 11:6. 10.3390\/healthcare11121716","journal-title":"Healthcare (Basel)"},{"key":"ref22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/sjkdt.sjkdt_464_20","article-title":"Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness regarding organ donation in a Muslim country: a report from the United Arab Emirates","volume":"34","author":"Seddiq M","year":"2023","unstructured":"Seddiq M, Uddin RH, Mohammed M, et al.. Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness regarding organ donation in a Muslim country: a report from the United Arab Emirates. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2023, 34:482-94. 10.4103\/sjkdt.sjkdt_464_20","journal-title":"Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl"},{"key":"ref23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2147\/IJGM.S434589","article-title":"Awareness, attitude, and beliefs regarding organ donation among the general public in Saudi Arabia","volume":"16","author":"Alghamdi A","year":"2023","unstructured":"Alghamdi A, Alsaleh AA, Alfozan OA, et al.. Awareness, attitude, and beliefs regarding organ donation among the general public in Saudi Arabia. Int J Gen Med. 2023, 16:4973-89. 10.2147\/IJGM.S434589","journal-title":"Int J Gen Med"},{"key":"ref24","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/TP.0000000000000373","article-title":"Lymphocyte depletion after alemtuzumab induction disrupts intestinal fungal microbiota in cynomolgus monkeys","volume":"98","author":"Li Q","year":"2014","unstructured":"Li Q, Wang C, Tang C, He Q, Li J. Lymphocyte depletion after alemtuzumab induction disrupts intestinal fungal microbiota in cynomolgus monkeys. Transplantation. 2014, 98:951-9. 10.1097\/TP.0000000000000373","journal-title":"Transplantation"},{"key":"ref25","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ajt.16898","article-title":"Healthcare professional and community preferences in deceased donor kidney allocation: a best-worst scaling survey","volume":"22","author":"Sypek MP","year":"2022","unstructured":"Sypek MP, Howell M, Howard K, et al.. Healthcare professional and community preferences in deceased donor kidney allocation: a best-worst scaling survey. Am J Transplant. 2022, 22:886-97. 10.1111\/ajt.16898","journal-title":"Am J Transplant"},{"key":"ref26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.15537\/smj.2016.5.14701","article-title":"Attitudes and beliefs on organ donation among students in a university in Central Saudi Arabia","volume":"37","author":"Almohsen SS","year":"2016","unstructured":"Almohsen SS, Alobaishy SM, Alghammas NI, et al.. Attitudes and beliefs on organ donation among students in a university in Central Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J. 2016, 37:591. 10.15537\/smj.2016.5.14701","journal-title":"Saudi Med J"},{"key":"ref27","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-025-22044-4","article-title":"Barriers and willingness to express consent to organ donation among the Kazakhstani population","volume":"25","author":"Bolatov A","year":"2025","unstructured":"Bolatov A, Asanova A, Daniyarova G, Sazonov V, Semenova Y, Abdiorazova A, Pya Y. Barriers and willingness to express consent to organ donation among the Kazakhstani population. BMC Public Health. 2025, 25:842. 10.1186\/s12889-025-22044-4","journal-title":"BMC Public Health"},{"key":"ref28","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.transproceed.2018.04.062","article-title":"Medical students\u2019 attitude toward organ donation: understanding reasons for refusal in order to increase transplantation rates","volume":"50","author":"Atama\u00f1uk AN","year":"2018","unstructured":"Atama\u00f1uk AN, Ortiz Fragola JP, Giorgi M, Berreta J, Lapresa S, Ahuad-Guerrero A, Reyes-Toso CF. Medical students\u2019 attitude toward organ donation: understanding reasons for refusal in order to increase transplantation rates. Transplant Proc. 2018, 50:2976-80. 10.1016\/j.transproceed.2018.04.062","journal-title":"Transplant Proc"},{"key":"ref29","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.6002\/ect.2020.0180","article-title":"Willingness for solid-organ donation in Saudi Arabia: a skyscape view","volume":"20","author":"Bukhari MA","year":"2022","unstructured":"Bukhari MA. Willingness for solid-organ donation in Saudi Arabia: a skyscape view. Exp Clin Transplant. 2022, 20:500-13. 10.6002\/ect.2020.0180","journal-title":"Exp Clin Transplant"}],"container-title":["Cureus"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.cureus.com\/articles\/430146-exploring-public-perspectives-on-organ-donation-in-makkah-saudi-arabia","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,14]],"date-time":"2026-04-14T03:29:14Z","timestamp":1776137354000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.cureus.com\/articles\/430146-exploring-public-perspectives-on-organ-donation-in-makkah-saudi-arabia"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,13]]},"references-count":29,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7759\/cureus.106992","relation":{},"ISSN":["2168-8184"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2168-8184","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,13]]}}}