A Qualitative Analysis of South African Health Professionals' Discussion on Distrust and Unwillingness to Refer Organ Donors.

Low donor numbers may be a manifestation of barriers to referral in the clinical setting. These barriers interplay in a context of suspicion and are framed by a clinical transplant discourse that is sometimes loaded with negative connotation. Sociocultural practices are influential, but they may not be the overriding cause of low donor numbers.