High Rate of Living Kidney Donation to Immigrant Children Despite Disparities-An Epidemiological Paradox?

Frontiers in Pediatrics
Fatma Zehra Oztek-CelebiMichael Boehm

Abstract

Background: Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment modality for children with end-stage renal disease. In the adult population, migration-related modifiable factors were associated with low living donation rates; no such data are available on the pediatric population. This pilot study therefore compares donation modality, communication, knowledge, and attitudes/beliefs between families of immigrant and non-immigrant descent. Methods: Demographic and clinical characteristics of a cohort of children from 77 families of immigrant (32; 42%) and non-immigrant (45; 58%) descent who had undergone renal transplantation were assessed and related to donation modality at the Medical University of Vienna. In a representative subset, modifiable migration-related factors were assessed in a questionnaire-based study. Results: In immigrant families, information delay, limited communication, low knowledge levels, and self-reported conflicting beliefs were significantly more prevalent than in non-immigrants. The living kidney donation rate to children was high in both populations (immigrants: 63%, non-immigrants: 44%; p = 0.12). Living donation to children on dialysis was even significantly higher in immigrant families (immigrants: 13...Continue Reading

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