Table 6.

Reasons against supporting organ donation.

Reason against supporting organ donation	Number of participants who cited this reason (%)
I am too emotionally involved with the recipient and will be too upset and unprepared to make a decision	322 (40.3)
I want my deceased relative to be bodily intact after death due to religion/superstition	159 (19.9)
My relative may not have passed away yet or my relative may still be alive	123 (15.4)
My deceased relative did not actively agree to this, and my relative may not have pondered over it properly before dying	101 (12.6)
There is insufficient time given for grieving before organs are procured	92 (11.5)
The brain death certification could be inaccurate	70 (8.8)
I do not fully understand or trust the organ transplantation process	32 (4.0)
Other family members must be consulted before a decision can be made	32 (4.0)
I do not want my relative to go through additional procedures involved in organ procurement after all he/she has been through	28 (2.5)
It disturbs the natural proceedings (e.g., funeral or burial) after the passing of a relative as the body is held in the ICU until the organs are procured	25 (3.1)
The doctors would stop putting in their best effort to save my relative because they want to procure his/her organs	12 (1.5)
Ill effects to the recipient	12 (1.5)
The HOTA should be opt in or not opt out, as the deceased may not have been aware	9 (1.1)
All responses due to misconceptions about the HOTA	7 (0.9)
I am not sure if the organs are going to a good deserving person or someone I know	7 (0.9)
Medical professionals are not tactful and empathetic enough	2 (0.3)

HOTA, Human Organ Transplant Act.