Currently there is a critical shortage of transplantable organs in the UK. The existing evidence base highlights that cultural and religious norms can hinder familial consent and uptake of registration as an organ donor, particularly within ethnic minority groups. There is a dearth of information relating to the Polish community in the UK. Since the expansion of the European Union and the potential and consequent economic migration of Poles to the UK, this community presents a potential significant contribution to the active transplant waiting list, NHS Organ Donor Register and requests made for organs for donation on behalf of a relative. The aim of the study was to examine in depth, the perceptions of the relationship between deceased organ donation, gift exchange and religion. Due to the exploratory nature of the study, grounded theory methodology was used and one to one interviews were carried out with 31 participants who were recruited using a purposive convenience sampling strategy. This approach allowed for the collection of rich and deep data in a hitherto under-researched issue with the Polish community in the UK. To contextualise the key findings of the relationship, an in-depth analysis of settlement patterns, helping behaviour and experiences of and attitudes toward religion was conducted. The relationship between religion and gift-exchange was perceived to interact in different ways with deceased organ donation depending on the context. For the individual making an end-of-life choice, gift exchange impacted on the perception of the organ as a gift and whether reciprocity was expected, religion shaped views of the need for the body after death and social and cultural norms influenced the view of the 'typical' donor and family discussion of donation. For the relatives, social, religious and cultural norms impacted on death rituals and the conceptualisation of the dead body and experiences of a relative's death. This study contributes to an understanding of the social, cultural and religious norms toward deceased organ donation from a Polish perspective and the implications for policy, health promotion and clinical practice.

Background: Allogen stem cell transplantation is an established treatment for manylife-threatening diseases. The treatment provides many benefits and a sibling is theideal donor. Limited data on the experience of a sibling donor. Aim: To describe theexperiences of children who donated stem cells to their siblings. Method: Asystematic literature review. Nine articles were included in the research data. Result:Three main categories emerged through the research. Challenges – The need forinformation – Positive and negative experiences of donating. Feelings of fear andworry prior to receiving information about the results, possible complications and sideeffects presented itself as the main concern amongst the participants. Theparticipating donors wanted to be included in the decisions about their own body aswell as their siblings’ treatment and wished for more support and relatableinformation from the health care providers. Stem cell transplantation was viewed as apositive experience, where the donors were able to contribute to their siblings’ healthand well-being, which created a close and special connection. Conclusion:Participation, information and support were deciding factors for the donors in order tominimize worry and fear. By emphasizing the unique experiences of sibling stem celldonation, negative effects were diminished and instead a greater sense of support wasestablished.

Thesis advisor: Diane Scott-Jones / The purpose of this study was to explore young adults' views on building their future families; methods of having children including adoption, in vitro fertilization (IVF), donor insemination, egg donation, and surrogacy; disclosure of these methods to children; and the importance of children's contact with extended family. The sample consisted of 82 Boston College students, 41 males and 41 females, with a mean age of 20.67 years. Participants completed a questionnaire and an open-ended interview. The majority of the participants expected to have a life-long partner, raise at least one child, and help their children build relationships with extended relatives. Males and females did not differ on most questions; however females reported thinking about their future families more often than did males (p = .01), and females expected to start their families earlier than did males (p = .02). Participants were more open to adoption than to assisted reproduction technology (ART). IVF was the most preferred among the methods of ART (p < .001). Participants reported they would be most likely to disclose information to their child had they used adoption or ART and were the genetic parent. Some participants emphasized the importance of disclose to a child had they used ART and were not the genetic parents; approximately one-fourth of participants affirmed that a child has a right to know. Participants reported it would be easier to answer their children's questions about adoption or ART than to initiate a discussion on these topics with their children (p < .001). The majority of participants reported that it was important to help their children build connections with extended family and they planned to accomplish this through visiting and preserving family traditions. The findings provide insight into young adults' expectations for creating their families. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2003. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Psychology. / Discipline: College Honors Program.

Thesis advisor: Stefan Hoderlein / This dissertation is divided into two parts. Part I - Dynamic Kidney Exchange In recent years, kidney paired donation (KPD) has an emerged as an attractive alternative for end-stage renal disease patients with incompatible living donors. However, we argue that the matching algorithm currently used by organ clearinghouses is inefficient, in the sense that a larger number of patients may be reached if kidney transplant centers take into consideration how their pool of patients and donors will evolve over time. In our work Two Novel Algorithms for Dynamic Kidney Exchange, we explore this claim and propose new computational algorithms to increase the cardinality of matchings in a discrete-time dynamic kidney exchange model with Poisson entries and Geometric deaths. Our algorithms are classified into direct prediction methods and multi-armed bandit methods. In the direct prediction method, we use machine learning estimator to produce a probability that each patient-donor pair should be matched today, as op- posed to being left for a future matching. The estimators are trained on offline optimal solutions. In contrast, in multi-armed bandit methods, we use simulations to evaluate the desirability of different matchings. Since the amount of different matchings is enormous, multi-armed bandits (MAB) are employed to decrease order to decrease the computational burden. Our methods are evaluated using simulations in a variety of simulation configurations. We find that the performance of at least one of our methods, based on multi-armed bandit algorithms, is able to uniformly dominate the myopic method that is used by kidney transplants in practice. We restrict our experiments to pairwise kidney exchange, but the methods described here are easily extensible, computational constraints permitting. Part II - Econometrics In our econometric paper Heterogenous Production Functions, Panel Data, and Productivity, we present methods for identification of moments and nonparametric marginal distributions of endogenous random coefficient models in fixed-T linear panel data models. Our identification strategy is constructive, immediately leading to relatively simple estimators that can be shown to be consistent and asymptotically normal. Because our strategy makes use of special properties of “small” (measure-zero) subpopulations, our estimators are irregularly identified: they can be shown to be consistent and asymptotically Normal, but converge at rates slower than root-n. We provide an illustration of our methods by estimating first and second moments of random Cobb-Douglas coefficients in production functions, using Indian plant-level microdata. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2018. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Economics.

Esta pesquisa centra-se na formação profissional voltada para o processo de doação/transplante de órgãos humanos, visto tratar-se de assuntos complexos que demandam, entre outros aspectos, o preparo profissional adequado para atuação oportuna. Assim, neste estudo, objetivou-se analisar a formação, o preparo e o enfrentamento dos problemas relativos ao processo de doação de órgãos, identificando esses elementos com os graduandos em Enfermagem, de uma instituição pública, possibilitando, após o levantamento, elaborar, executar e avaliar as ações educativas sobre essa temática, na perspectiva da manutenção da saúde mental do enfermeiro (a). A partir desses achados, concomitantemente objetivou-se realizar um evento científico para dar ênfase no processo de educação e multidisciplinaridade na doação/transplante de órgãos e tecidos humanos.Utilizando- se da investigação qualitativa, humanista, mediatizada pelo método da pesquisa- ação, realizou-se o levantamento temático. O referencial teórico-metodológico adotado delimitou o método em três partes: levantamento de temas geradores, codificação/descodificação e desvelamento crítico. O levantamento de dados sócio-demográficos e da percepção temática ocorreu através da aplicação de questionários contendo questões abertas, para identificação dos temas geradores, usando categorização temática. A ação educativa ocorreu a partir do tratamento didático dos temas geradores, transformando-os em conteúdos programáticos, que foram codificados/descodificados e desvelados criticamente pelos participantes, por meio de círculos de cultura. A verificação de aprendizagem, ocorreu através da avaliação diagnóstica, formativa e somativa. A elaboração, o desenvolvimento e a avaliação da ação educativa, foram realizados após aprovação pelo comitê de ética em pesquisa (Processo nº. 292.446) Os resultados, foram trabalhados em três encontros direcionados pelos temas geradores identificados, junto com os participantes. 1º) discutiu-se o conceito de vida/morte; princípios e valores. 2º) trabalhou-se dois temas geradores, sendo: a) processo de doação/transplante de órgãos; b) formação acadêmica em doação/transplante de órgãos. 3º) focou-se na educação para a doação junto à população. Os temas foram se complementando no decorrer dos encontros. No primeiro, a visão ingênua dos graduandos começou a ser desmistificada ao se aproximarem da complexidade de todo o processo, e se consolidando após o segundo encontro ao se articular as discussões do primeiro dia de atividade, com os esclarecimentos sobre a atuação do profissional enfermeiro no processo de doação. No terceiro encontro, após intensas discussões realizadas nos dias anteriores, pôde-se observar grande preocupação dos estudantes em discutir melhor esse tema durante sua formação acadêmica e, em ampliar as atividades educativas junto à população. As dificuldades que permeiam todo o processo podem ser sanadas, através da conscientização tanto da população quanto dos acadêmicos e profissionais que já atuam nessa área, visando preservar, o bem-estar e saúde mental de todos os envolvidos nesse processo. Emanados por essa realidade, um evento científico foi realizado em parceria Brasil/Espanha, buscando abordar questões do processo de doação e transplantes de órgãos que consideramos frágeis diante desse estudo. Assim, depreendemos que o processo educativo concretizado por esse estudo atendeu as lacunas de saberes e práticas, sobretudo pela problematização do contexto / This research focuses on professional training geared towards the process of human donation/transplant, meanwhile these are complex issues that require, among other things, the professional preparation suited for opportune action. This study aimed to analyze the training, preparation and coping with problems related to organ donation process, identifying those elements with nursing undergraduate students of a public institution, making it possible, after the investigation, developing, implementing and evaluating educational activities about this theme with according to mental health nurses perspective. Based on these findings, simultaneously, aimed to conduct a scientific event to give emphasis on education and multidisciplinary process in the donation / transplant of human organs and tissues. Using humanist and qualitative research mediated by the method Research-Action-Participant, took place the thematic investigation. The theoretical framework adopted is divided into three sections: search generating themes, encryption/decryption and critical unveiling. The data entry of socio-demographic and thematic perception data occurred through the questionnaires use containing open questions to identify the generating themes using thematic categorization. The educational activity occurred from the didactic treatment of generating themes, turning them thematic contents, which were encoded/decoded and, critically, unveiled by participants through crop circles. The verification of learning occurred by diagnostic evaluation, formative and somative evaluation. The preparation, development and evaluation of educational activities were conducted after approval by the Ethics in Research Committee (Process nº. 292.446). The results were worked in three meetings targeted by generating themes identified, along with the participants. 1) Discussion about life\'s concept and death\'s concept; principles and values. 2) Worked up two main themes, namely: a) donation process / organ transplants; b) academic training in donation / organ transplantation. 3) Focus on education for the donation among the population. The themes were complementing during the meetings. At first, the naive students view began to be demystified as they approached the complexity of the process, and consolidating after the second meeting, to articulate the discussions of the first day of activity, with the elucidation of the professional nurse acting in donation process. In the third meeting, after intensive discussions, it was observed major concern of students to discuss this subject during their education and expand educational activities among the population. The difficulties permeating the whole process can be solved through awareness both of the population as of academics and professionals already working in this area, to preserve the well-being and mental health of all involved in this process. Issued by this reality, a scientific event was held in partnership Brazil/Spain, seeking address issues of the donation process and organ transplants that we consider fragile before this study. Thus, we inferred that the educational process implemented by this study healed the gaps of knowledge and practices, especially by problematization of the context

In this thesis, I explore the African, Caribbean, and Black communities— as it pertains directly to the Black racial classification— and their place within the Canadian blood donation system. The aim is to explore the ways in which the legacy of risk, the Black racial classification, pathology, and associations with disease may be manifested in donation policies and procedures (current and retired). Precisely, my interest lies in the subtle and diffuse ways in which Negrophobia (and its variant racism) survive in blood donation in spite of putative efforts to neutralize it. I undertook this study with the aim to fill a noticeable gap in the literature, by providing knowledge on the ways in which racial stereotypes can be disseminated discursively through institutionalized health policies. As data sources, I used explicitly publicly accessible national (and international) document materials on blood donation. With a critical discourse analysis methodology, the evidence presented demonstrate that under the guise of value-freedom, blood donation guidelines have the ability to reinforce dangerous assumptions providing a rationale for Negrophobic beliefs, behaviours and policies within the blood system. Studying blood donation in this manner offers evidence for the ways in which health institutions continue to treat Black populations based on racial stereotypes. This exceptional attention to the Black racial classification in blood donation provides important insights into the understanding of the lasting and plagued relationship that Black peoples have had with the scientific community, illustrating that institutionalized Negrophobia may remain imbedded despite decades of sociopolitical and medical progress.

Submitted by Adriana Alves Rodrigues (aalves@espm.br) on 2018-10-04T15:04:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertação_micheli umebayashi.pdf: 1052682 bytes, checksum: bc65a0e9694e23cf43eb7fa1226fb6a5 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Alves Rodrigues (aalves@espm.br) on 2018-10-04T15:05:03Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertação_micheli umebayashi.pdf: 1052682 bytes, checksum: bc65a0e9694e23cf43eb7fa1226fb6a5 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Debora Cristina Bonfim Aquarone (deborabonfim@espm.br) on 2018-10-04T18:48:19Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertação_micheli umebayashi.pdf: 1052682 bytes, checksum: bc65a0e9694e23cf43eb7fa1226fb6a5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-04T18:49:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertação_micheli umebayashi.pdf: 1052682 bytes, checksum: bc65a0e9694e23cf43eb7fa1226fb6a5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-15 / Purpose: To analyze if the mechanisms that lead Brazilians to donate organizations (NGOs) are similar to those other countries to have this behavior, in addition to a comparison between the factors contextuals that seek to explain why some countries are more generous than others. Methodology: Case study conducted from 25 interviews in depth (a database of donors and non-donors of a Brazilian organization large) submitted to content analysis and then to Fuzzy analysis Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Conclusion: There are differences between the mechanisms proposed in the literature and what was observed in the interviewee. The presence of a trigger - an internal event or important in the life of the individual - can be determinant for the donation to take place. It was also verified that there is a negative perception about the performance of NGOs, their role and importance in society and the image of an inefficient and corrupt government, factors that may be associated with the country's low performance in the global ranking of Philanthropy. Originality: Contribute to the extension and validity of studies carried out developed countries, insofar as the theories donors from a country in the Southern Hemisphere, with an average HDI and a culture of unrestrained giving. In addition, contributing to the construction of a theoretical framework on donation in Brazil and generate knowledge about Brazilian donors, in order to support professionals working in non-governmental develop their activities in the country / Finalidade: Analisar se os mecanismos que levam brasileiros a doarem para organizações não governamentais (ONGs) são semelhantes aos que levam doadores de outros países a ter esse comportamento, além de uma comparação entre os fatores contextuais que buscam explicar porque alguns países são mais generosos que outros. Metodologia: Estudo de casos realizado a partir de 25 entrevistas em profundidade (base de dados de doadores e não doadores de uma organização brasileira de grande porte) submetidas à análise de conteúdo e, em seguida, à análise Fuzzy Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Conclusão: Há diferenças entre os mecanismos propostos na literatura e o que foi observado no entrevistado. A presença de um trigger – um acontecimento interno ou externo marcante na vida do indivíduo – pode ser determinante para que ocorra a doação. Verificou-se também que há uma percepção negativa sobre a atuação das ONGs, seu papel e importância na sociedade e a imagem de um governo ineficiente e corrupto, fatores que podem estar associados ao baixo desempenho do país no ranking global de Filantropia. Originalidade: Contribuir com a extensão e validade de estudos realizados majoritariamente em países desenvolvidos, na medida em que as teorias foram aplicadas e exploradas a partir de doadores de um país do hemisfério sul, com um IDH médio e uma cultura de doação não fortalecida. Além disso, contribuir para construção de um quadro teórico sobre doação no Brasil e gerar conhecimento sobre os doadores brasileiros, a fim de apoiar os profissionais que atuam nas organizações não governamentais que desenvolvem suas atividades no país.

As transfusões sanguíneas constituem-se uma ferramenta indispensável na prática médica atual, sendo a captação e retenção de doadores uma preocupação de todo serviço hemoterápico, assim como a segurança dos doadores e receptores. Neste sentido, a educação prévia à doação de sangue exerce papel fundamental, sendo etapa obrigatória no processo de doação. Um doador bem orientado significa menor risco transfusional e maior probabilidade de retorno. Este trabalho descreve a elaboração e aplicação de um vídeo contendo informações necessárias à conscientização prévia à doação de sangue. Após o levantamento das necessidades de conteúdo, através da legislação, literatura e de grupo focal com doadores, produziu-se um vídeo que foi apresentado previamente à doação. Foram incluídos 500 doadores no grupo conscientizado com o vídeo e 500 no grupo controle, conscientizados com palestras, conforme rotina do serviço, sendo 25% de primeira vez e 75% de retorno. Após a doação, os doadores responderam a um questionário para avaliação dos conhecimentos adquiridos e os grupos foram comparados entre si. Responderam ao questionário 118 e 121 doadores de primeira vez e 375 e 345 de retorno, nos grupo do vídeo e controle, respectivamente. A distribuição dos doadores entre os grupos foi homogênea, não variando em relação a faixas etárias, gênero, escolaridade, número de comparecimentos e motivação para a doação. Quanto à nota obtida no questionário, foi significativamente superior para o grupo do vídeo em relação ao controle, marcadamente ente os doadores de primeira vez. Dentre as faixas etárias analisadas, foi inferior para a faixa etária maior de 50 anos. Os doadores de primeira vez tiveram notas inferiores em relação aos de retorno. A apresentação do vídeo não interferiu nas taxas de inaptidão clínica à doação, de situação de risco para doenças transmissíveis, de reações vasovagais, nem nos resultados sorológicos, sendo semelhantes ao grupo controle. A satisfação geral com o atendimento, medida através de instrumento padrão do serviço, foi superior no grupo do vídeo em relação ao grupo controle. Conclui-se que a ferramenta audiovisual é adequada à informação e educação dos doadores de sangue antes da efetivação da mesma, sendo de especial interesse para os doadores de primeira vez, gerando maior satisfação com o atendimento. / Blood Transfusions are an essential tool in the current medical practice, in which the capture and retention of donors is a concern of every hemotherapy service, as well as the safety of both, the donors and the receptors. Therefore, prior education to blood donation has a fundamental role for being a compulsory stage in the donation process. A well-targeted donor means less transfusion risk and more probability of return. This work describes the development and implementation of a video containing information necessary for prior awareness regarding to blood donation. After collecting data about the need of content, through the legislation, literature and focus group with donors, it was produced a video which was presented before the donation. There were 500 donors included in the group aware of the video and 500 in the control group, conscious with speeches, according to the service routine, being 25% of first time and 75% of regular donors. After the donation, the donors answered a questionnaire to evaluate the knowledge gained and the groups compared with each other. Donors from video and control group answered the questionnaire: 118 and 121 of the first time donors, and 375 and 345 regular donors, respectively. The distribution of donors among the groups was homogeneous, not varying according to age, gender, schooling, number of attendances and motivation for donation. Regarding the score of the questionnaire, it was significantly higher in the video group compared to the control group, especially for first time donors. It was lower for people over 50 years old related to the other ages, and for first time donors, related to the regular ones. The video presentation did not interfer in rates such as clinical deferral to donation, the situation of risk for communicable diseases, vasovagal reactions, not even in serological results, being similar to the control group. The general satisfaction with the attendance, which was measured through a service standard instrument, was higher in the video group compared to the control group. In conclusion, the audiovisual tool is suitable to the information and education of the blood donors before the completion of it, being of a special interest to all first time donors, generating greater satisfaction with the attendance.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-05-15T16:25:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Yara Diwonko Brasil Chaves.pdf: 10196215 bytes, checksum: bffb6f3c20d18e2222b30c46327a6eeb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-15T16:25:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Yara Diwonko Brasil Chaves.pdf: 10196215 bytes, checksum: bffb6f3c20d18e2222b30c46327a6eeb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-05-03 / This paper aims to demonstrate how the State actively interferes in the lives of its citizens, independent of the will and legitimacy of actions towards the protection of rights. The reduction of what is considered private gives rise to greater State incidence regulating what, at first glance, would be the exclusive choice of the human being as capable agent. Marriage is more than a union of souls, it is also a form of acquire goods. Although the state does not force anyone to get married, in some cases, requires the specific property regime. The implication of this forced choice, despite having justification in the protection of certain legal situations, eliminates the will and injures a right of personality, that is, freedom. The donation enters this merit to the extent that the citizen married in the scheme of compulsory separation of property is often hindered their right, because there is a very heterogeneous understanding of the donor's good faith in this type of asset transfer / O presente trabalho objetiva demonstrar como o Estado interfere ativamente na vida dos cidadãos, independente da vontade e da legitimidade das ações no sentido da proteção ou defesa de direitos. A diminuição do que se considera particular ou privativo dá ensejo a ampliação da incidência estatal para regulação daquilo que, num primeiro olhar, seria da escolha exclusiva do ser humano como agente capaz. O casamento, mais do que uma união de almas, é também uma forma de aquisição de bens. Apesar do Estado não obrigar ninguém a casar, ele, em alguns casos, obriga o regime de bens. A implicação dessa escolha forçada, em que pese ter justificativa na proteção de algumas situações jurídicas, elimina a vontade e fere um direito da personalidade, qual seja, a liberdade. A doação entra nesse mérito na medida em que o cidadão casado no regime da separação obrigatória de bens é muitas vezes obstado de seu direito, por haver um entendimento bastante heterogêneo sobre a boa-fé do doador nesse tipo de transferência patrimonial

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T20:21:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria de Fatima Patu da Silva.pdf: 2895041 bytes, checksum: a2389e9eedb7123cb1f8a76e5d10ad18 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-11-11 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This work is a doctoral research in Social Sciences and whose object of study has been the bone marrow donor/transplantation. This can be analyzed at least by two areas of knowledge: Anthropology and Medicine. We take the notion of gift as a founding concept of our reflection. Thus, we should remember the bone marrow as an object donated for transplantation that carries beyond the genetic and physiological capacity, power and strength to revive the receiver. In recent decade, organ transplantation has attracted reviews from various sectors of the Brazilian society, the media, on the other hand, has been playing an important role in the broad disclosure information by democratizing the discussions, sometimes heated and contradictory, and clarifies or raises doubts and fear in people. It is therefore a matter of great social relevance and as such has been treated well by society; it has been receptive to the calls of solidarity in organ donation as public health, because it is a procedure of high complexity and high cost, requiring measures of public policy planning and resource allocation, democratic and ethical criteria. This study aims to describe the profile of recipients of bone marrow in Recife and Lisbon. We performed a retrospective analysis from 2002 to 2010. Over this period, 134 patients underwent transplantation with unrelated donors of these, 107 in Lisbon and 26 in Recife. Patients transplanted in Lisbon (51.4 %) are female; while in Recife (69.2 %) are male. Are in the age group 0-17 years in Portugal (54.2 %) and Recife (50 %) diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia prevalent. However, in Lisbon prevailed diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The study draws attention to the fact that Lisbon performed more transplants in the age group of 30-39 years old (18.7%), different from Recife (11.5%) in the same age group. In terms of age group 18-29 years old showed a percentage of (15.9 %). Research has shown acute myeloid leukemia as the most prevalent disease in Lisbon. It is a fact that confirms the literature, to affect individuals of all ages, especially those in adulthood. This study is in the age group above 50 years old in Lisbon (6.5%) and Recife (3.8 %). We emphasize that in the period of data collection, Recife had a population of 1,537,704 and 2,821,699 people Lisbon. Although Recife has other units, only the center where the research was conducted was doing this type of transplant / Este trabalho é uma pesquisa de doutorado em Ciências Sociais e tem como objeto de estudo o doador de medula óssea/transplante. Este pode ser analisado, pelo menos, por duas áreas do conhecimento: antropologia e medicina. Tomamos a noção de dádiva como conceito fundante da nossa reflexão. Para isso, convém lembrar que a medula óssea enquanto objeto doado para o transplante carrega além da constituição genética e sua capacidade fisiológica, o poder e a força de reviver o receptor. Nas últimas décadas, o transplante de órgãos tem atraído opiniões de setores diversificados da sociedade brasileira, a mídia, por sua vez, vem cumprindo importante papel na ampla divulgação ao democratizar as informações a discussões, algumas vezes acaloradas e contraditórias, assim como esclarece ou suscita dúvidas e receio nas pessoas. É, portanto, um tema de muita relevância social e como tal, tem sido tratado tanto pela sociedade, receptiva aos apelos da solidariedade na doação de órgãos, como pela saúde pública, por se tratar de um procedimento de alta complexidade e elevado custo, exigindo medidas de planejamento de políticas públicas e alocação de recursos, critérios éticos e democráticos. Este estudo objetiva descrever o perfil dos receptores de medula óssea em Recife e Lisboa. Foi realizada uma análise retrospectiva no período de 2002 a 2010. No período analisado, 134 pacientes realizaram transplante com doadores não aparentados destes, 107 em Lisboa e 26 em Recife. Os pacientes transplantados em Lisboa (51,4%) são do sexo feminino, enquanto em Recife (69,2%) pertence ao sexo masculino. Estão na faixa etária de 0 a 17 anos em Portugal (54,2%) e Recife (50 %) com diagnóstico prevalente de Anemia Aplástica. No entanto, em Lisboa prevaleceu o diagnóstico de Leucemia Mieloide Aguda. O estudo chama a atenção para o fato de que Lisboa realizou mais transplantes na faixa etária de 30 a 39 anos (18,7%), diferente de Recife (11,5%) na mesma faixa etária. Em relação à faixa etária de 18 a 29 anos, apresentou um percentual de (15,9%). A pesquisa mostrou a leucemia mieloide aguda como a doença mais prevalente em Lisboa. É um dado que corrobora com a literatura, por afetar indivíduos de todas as idades, principalmente os que estão na fase adulta. Nesse estudo está na faixa etária acima de 50 anos em Lisboa (6,5%) e Recife (3,8%). Ressaltamos que, no período da coleta de dados, Recife tinha uma população de 1.537.704 e Lisboa 2.821.699 pessoas. Apesar de Recife possuir outras unidades, apenas o centro onde foi realizada a pTesquisa estava fazendo este tipo de transplante