GENDER IMBALANCE AMONG DONORS IN LIVING KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION: THE KAZAKHSTAN EXPERIENCE

Abstract

This article examines the roles of men and women in living-organ kidney transplantation and provides indepth analysis of an issue by considering alternative perspectives. The main purpose of an article is to identify the roles of women and men during donor-recipient interactions in living-organ kidney transplantation in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The article is based on the theories of Alice Eagle about ‘culture and biology interconnection mechanism’ and Sylvia Walby about the ‘Patriarchy system’. In terms of resources, statistical data from RSE on PCV "Republican center for coordination of transplantation and high-tech medical services" of the Ministry of health Of the Republic of Kazakhstan, database of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and data related to the donors and recipients from Hospital №7 in Almaty between 2012 and 2016 have been used. The paper considers the importance of gender equality in living-organ kidney transplantation and presents the possible ways of reslving a problem.