Is the Incipient Community of Senegalese Emigrants to Spain in Favor of the Donation of Related Renal Live?

Abstract

Background: Senegalese populations are massively migrating to the southern parts of the European Union, especially Spain, France, and Italy. The attitude towards living kidney donation in this group is little known. The objective of this study was to analyze the attitude toward living kidney donation of subjects from the population of Senegalese residents in Spain.

Methods: The study subjects were the Senegalese population residing in Spain aged >15 years stratified according to age and sex, according to census data and immigrant support associations. The evaluation instrument used was an attitude questionnaire toward renal live transplant ("PCID-DVR" Rios: The questionnaire of the International Collaborative Donor Project about Living Kidney Donation ["Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante sobre Donación de Vivo Renal" in Spanish] developed by Dr. Ríos). Support of African immigration associations was used to advise on the location of potential respondents. Fulfillment of the questionnaire was anonymous and self-administered. Verbal consent was requested for collaboration in the study. Student t tests, the χ² test, Fisher exact test, and a logistic regression analysis were used in the statistical analysis.

Results: The study included 293 respondents. Overall, 62% (n = 181) were in favor of renal live donation (relatives and close friends); 38% (n = 112) did not consider the possibility of renal live donation or they had doubts. This attitude is not related to social variables or general information (P > .05). The variables associated with this attitude (P < .05) were related to the family environment (especially with the partner) and the risk assessment of donating a living kidney.

Conclusions: Based on these results, the Senegalese population that has immigrated to Spain has a very unfriendly attitude toward renal live donation.