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Table 1 Category system of the question of reasons for the attitude towards body donation

From: On death and dying – an exploratory and evaluative study of a reflective, interdisciplinary course element in undergraduate anatomy teaching

Yes

Don’t know

No

C1 science and teaching

C1 prior agreement with relatives

C1 out of consideration for relatives

C2 acknowledgement of gratitude towards body donors

C2 decision-making after the anatomy course

C2 religiosity

C3 duty of a medical student

C3 not yet able to make a decision

C3 assumption of undignified handling of donated bodies

C4 altruism

C4 yet contemplated this issue

C4 favoring organ donation

  

C5 violation of graves