Education Research International / 2022 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions on Bequeathing of Bodies for Medical Education and Research among Health Science Students of the University of Health and Allied Sciences Table 2 Knowledge of body bequeathal.
Variables Frequency (No.) Percent (%) Knowledge level (%) Heard of body bequeathal in Ghana Yes 380 74.1 74.1 No 133 25.9 Requirement in body bequeathal 39.6 Nothing is required 5 0.9 Copy of a death certificate 165 32.2 Making one’s family aware 234 45.6 Body disposal permit by government 114 22.2 Body not too thin/not too fat 110 21.4 Body without disease 10 1.9 Body not under police investigation 144 28.1 Filling legal forms 246 47.9 I do not know what is required 214 41.7 Use of bequeathed bodies Medical research 404 78.8 Medical testing 233 45.4 76.4 Anatomy teaching and learning 458 89.3 I do not know 40 7.8