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. 2026 Jan 24.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-36630-y. Online ahead of print.

Attitudes of healthcare students in Syria toward organ donation and their association with healthcare system distrust in the context of a prolonged war

Hamdah Hanifa  1 , Malak M Al-Refaai  2 , Nafeaa M Ganama  2 , Seba Alkhaoualda  2 , Bessan M Al-Refaai  2 , Wiaam M Al-Refaai  2 , Dana Abu Nokta  2 , Ranim Alrihani  2 , Tasnim I Ismail  3 , Osama H Alhoesh  2 , Tasnim Allil  3 , Yihea Mohammad Al-Mashaqbah  4 , Eyad Al-Hamdan  2 , Hamza Hamoush  2 , Hasan N Alsaleh  2 , Mohi Alddin M Mahouk  2 , Nuhad Hayyani  2 , Kamal Alwannous  5   6
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Attitudes of healthcare students in Syria toward organ donation and their association with healthcare system distrust in the context of a prolonged war

Hamdah Hanifa et al. Sci Rep. .
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Keywords: Attitudes; Health care; Medical students; Organ donation; Syria; Transplant; Trust.

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Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethics approval and consent to participate: All procedures performed in this study involving human participants complied with the institutional and/or national research committee ethical standards and the 1964 Helsinki declaration and subsequent amendments or equivalent ethical standards. The study was designed and conducted in accordance with the ethical principles established by University of Kalamoon. Therefore, ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kalamoon, Syria (ID Number: 115:2025). Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants for the participation of this study and accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal on request. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Clinical trial number: Not applicable.

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