IJOTM 2008-6490 4 1 2013 01 13 Reasons for Renal Donation among Living Unrelated Renal Donors in Khuzestan Province, Southwestern Iran 21 24 EN SS Beladi Mousavi MJ Alemzadeh Ansari Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mj.aansari@gmail.com A Parsi E Kiani Marzieh Beladi Mousavi 2012 05 10 Background: The shortage of living-related and cadaveric donors lead to living-unrelated kidney transplant in Iran.Objective: We conducted this study to determine the motivations for unrelated-living kidney donation in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran.Methods: After obtaining an informed written consent, unrelated-living kidney donors were interviewed by the authors by means of a standardized questionnaire to assess their socioeconomic status and motivations for donation.Results: 210 living kidney donors consisting of 167 men (79.5%) and 43 women (20.5%) with a mean±SD age of 28.4±5.6 years were studied. 117 (55.7%) donors were married. 6 (2.9%) of donors were university graduates; 39 (18.6%) high school graduates; 141 (67.1%) less than high school graduates; and 20 (9.5%) were illiterate. The motives for donation was mentioned mostly financial by 127 (60.5%) donors, mostly based on religious beliefs and altruism by 39 (18.6%), and a combination of financial, religious beliefs and altruism by 35 (16.7%) donors.Conclusion: Financial problems are the main motivation for living-unrelated kidney donation in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran.