Organ transplantation is considered an alternative treatment to save lives or to improve the quality of life and is a successful method for the treatment of patients with end-stage organ diseases. The main objective of the current study was to explore the determinants of the attitudes and willingness to communicate the posthumous organ donation decisions to the families. Questionnaires were used to test the hypothesized relationships. The results confirmed altruism, knowledge, empathy, and self-identity as the antecedents to attitude. We also found perceived behavioral control, moral norms, and attitude as significant antecedents to the willingness to donate organs after death. The results of the study also indicated that those who were willing to sign the donor card were also willing to communicate their decision to their families. Religiosity moderated the relationship between willingness to donate and signing the donor card, and it strengthened the relationship. The findings of this study would provide insight into the factors which can influence posthumous organ donation among university students in Pakistan.

器官移植被认为是挽救生命或改善生活质量的替代疗法，是治疗终末期器官疾病患者的成功方法。本研究的主要目的是探讨向家属传达死后器官捐赠决定的态度和意愿的决定因素。使用问卷来测试假设的关系。结果证实利他主义、知识、同理心和自我认同是态度的前因。我们还发现，感知的行为控制、道德规范和态度是死后愿意捐献器官的重要先决条件。研究结果还表明，那些愿意在捐赠卡上签名的人也愿意向家人传达他们的决定。宗教信仰调节了捐赠意愿与签署捐赠卡之间的关系，并加强了这种关系。这项研究的结果将有助于深入了解影响巴基斯坦大学生死后器官捐献的因素。