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To examine public attitudes toward postmortem organ donation and evaluate preferences for fairness in organ allocation principles.

August 14, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Public attitudes and preferences on organ donation and allocation in china: a cross-sectional study

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DHDiehua HuHunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine YWYixuan WangCentral South University QHQingyuan HuState Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry

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Cross-sectional survey reveals low donation willingness despite high acceptance rates among adults, indicating a need for improved public education and institutional transparency.

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To examine public attitudes toward postmortem organ donation and evaluate preferences for fairness in organ allocation principles.
Administered a cross-sectional online survey via the Wenjuanxing platform among Chinese adults aged ≥ 18 years (N = 895).
Conducted multivariable logistic regression on the full sample (N = 895) and conditional subgroup analyses among explicit decision-makers (N = 232).
Only 15.1% of participants had decided to donate while 74.1% remained undecided, though 73.7% would accept a donated organ; top allocation principles included reciprocity (76.0%), first-come-first-served (70.5%), and medical urgency (65.7%).
In the full cohort (N = 895), willingness to donate was predicted by positive attitudes (OR = 5.65, p < 0.001), higher knowledge (OR = 1.56, p < 0.001), and knowing a donor or prospective donor (OR = 1.96, p = 0.013).
Among decision-makers (N = 232), donation decision was negatively associated with married status (OR = 0.18, p = 0.007) and religious beliefs (OR = 0.22, p = 0.020), but positively associated with higher education (OR = 1.50, p = 0.024).

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Hu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec6eab70b84ec8b913079 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-54903-4

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Cross-sectional survey reveals low donation willingness despite high acceptance rates among adults, indicating a need for improved public education and institutional transparency.

Public attitudes and preferences on organ donation and allocation in china: a cross-sectional study

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Public attitudes and preferences on organ donation and allocation in china: a cross-sectional study

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