title: [Healthcare professionals' perceptions of Islamic beliefs and traditions as barriers to organ donation and transplantation in Algeria].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to explore healthcare professionals' perception of the influence of Islamic beliefs and traditions concerning organ donation and transplants in Algeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  Exploratory qualitative study using individual semi-structured interviews of 17 healthcare professionals (9 men, 8 women) of different specialties in a University hospital in Algiers (Algeria). Qualitative content analysis of transcripts was performed using the computer software ATLAS.ti 5.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Healthcare professionals believe that religious beliefs do not affect living donation but say they have a negative impact on donation of cadaveric organs due to the existence of myths derived from the Islamic religion and lack of knowledge of the Algerian population about the positioning of religious leaders in relation to organ donation and transplantation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is confusion among the Algerian population on the position of Islam around organ donation and transplantation, mainly to the detriment of the rate of cadaveric donation. Collaboration between the health sector and religious leaders to raise public awareness could improve the willingness of the population to donate organs after death.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, España; Grupo de Investigación en Salud Pública de la Universidad de Alicante, España. Electronic address: nouhad.laidouni@ua.es.
authors.forename: Nouhad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Laidouni
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Salud Pública de la Universidad de Alicante, España; Departamento y Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia, Universidad de Lérida, Lérida, España.
authors.forename: Érica
authors.initials: É
authors.lastname: Briones-Vozmediano
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Filología Francesa, Románica, Italiana y Árabe, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garrido Clemente
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, España; Grupo de Investigación en Salud Pública de la Universidad de Alicante, España; CIBER de Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gil González
mesh_terms: D000462:Algeria; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement
keywords: Algeria; Argelia; Creencias religiosas; Donación de órganos; Estudio cualitativo; Islam; Organ donation; Organ transplant; Qualitative research; Religious beliefs; Trasplantes de órganos