Reasons behind family refusal to organ donation in Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Chin, Su Na, P.K. Cheah, L.Y. Low, W.J. Ng
• Format: Proceedings
• Language: English; English
• Published: Faculty of Science and Natural Resources 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RD Surgery
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/21548/1/Reasons%20behind%20family%20refusal%20to%20organ%20donation%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/21548/2/Reasons%20behind%20family%20refusal%20to%20organ%20donation%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/21548/; https://www.ums.edu.my/fssa/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/PROCEEDINGS-BOOK-ST-2020-e-ISSN.pdf

Despite increased public awareness and the increase in the number of pledged organ donors, the actual number of organ donation in Sabah remains low due to the high rejection rate to donation by family members. This retrospective study aims to discover the main reasons of family refusal to organ dona...