Abstract
Objective: To know the prevalence of family refusal to donate organs for transplantation in Rondônia. Methods: This is an exploratory - descriptive study with retrospective quantitative and documentary approach. The collection of data occurred through the description of the profile of the donors, a collection route was drawn up, consisting of analysis of the age group; Sex; Cause of death; marital status, relationship of the respondent, family decision, and reason for decision. Results: The study consisted of the analysis of 106 records of potential donors to whom the family interview was conducted. For this study, only the records in which there was a family refusal to donate the organs were used, totaling 63. The most frequent causes were: religious belief (30%), contrary life giver (22%), family disagreement (16%), prolonged suffering (11%), delay in releasing the body (8%), non-acceptance of body manipulation (8%). Conclusion: The reasons for refusal are due to the lack of information and propaganda about the donation process, and the need for publications of educational campaigns aimed at clarifying the population on this subject, aiming to reduce negative results due to family refusal.