Medical ethics in sub-Sahara Africa: closing the gaps
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| description | Background: Health care providers are expected to have the skills and
knowledge relevant to their field and should also be familiar with the
ethical and legal expectations that arise out of the standard
practices. Objectives: To elucidate the practice of the health care
providers in relation to healthcare ethics in Nigeria. Methods: A
self-administered structured questionnaire was devised and distributed
to staff of two tertiary health care facilities in Northern Nigeria.
The questionnaire comprised of detailed questions regarding day-to-day
aspects of Medical ethical issues. Results: A total of 307(76.2% ) out
of 403 health care providers responded to the questionnaire. The median
age of the respondents was 34 years. More than half 168(54.7%) of the
respondents disagreed as to whether "Ethical conduct is important
only to avoid legal action. Many respondents 135 (44.0%) agreed to
adhering to "patient's wishes", on the other hand
over two-third of the respondents 211 (68.7%) agreed that "doctor
should do what is best" irrespective of the patient's
opinion. There were significant differences (p |
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knowledge relevant to their field and should also be familiar with the
ethical and legal expectations that arise out of the standard
practices. Objectives: To elucidate the practice of the health care
providers in relation to healthcare ethics in Nigeria. Methods: A
self-administered structured questionnaire was devised and distributed
to staff of two tertiary health care facilities in Northern Nigeria.
The questionnaire comprised of detailed questions regarding day-to-day
aspects of Medical ethical issues. Results: A total of 307(76.2% ) out
of 403 health care providers responded to the questionnaire. The median
age of the respondents was 34 years. More than half 168(54.7%) of the
respondents disagreed as to whether "Ethical conduct is important
only to avoid legal action. Many respondents 135 (44.0%) agreed to
adhering to "patient's wishes", on the other hand
over two-third of the respondents 211 (68.7%) agreed that "doctor
should do what is best" irrespective of the patient's
opinion. There were significant differences (p<0.05) between the
perception of physicians and non-physicians on many ethical issues.
Conclusion: This study has shown gap in knowledge and practice of
healthcare ethics among health care providers. There is a need for
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knowledge relevant to their field and should also be familiar with the
ethical and legal expectations that arise out of the standard
practices. Objectives: To elucidate the practice of the health care
providers in relation to healthcare ethics in Nigeria. Methods: A
self-administered structured questionnaire was devised and distributed
to staff of two tertiary health care facilities in Northern Nigeria.
The questionnaire comprised of detailed questions regarding day-to-day
aspects of Medical ethical issues. Results: A total of 307(76.2% ) out
of 403 health care providers responded to the questionnaire. The median
age of the respondents was 34 years. More than half 168(54.7%) of the
respondents disagreed as to whether "Ethical conduct is important
only to avoid legal action. Many respondents 135 (44.0%) agreed to
adhering to "patient's wishes", on the other hand
over two-third of the respondents 211 (68.7%) agreed that "doctor
should do what is best" irrespective of the patient's
opinion. There were significant differences (p<0.05) between the
perception of physicians and non-physicians on many ethical issues.
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healthcare ethics among health care providers. There is a need for
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knowledge relevant to their field and should also be familiar with the
ethical and legal expectations that arise out of the standard
practices. Objectives: To elucidate the practice of the health care
providers in relation to healthcare ethics in Nigeria. Methods: A
self-administered structured questionnaire was devised and distributed
to staff of two tertiary health care facilities in Northern Nigeria.
The questionnaire comprised of detailed questions regarding day-to-day
aspects of Medical ethical issues. Results: A total of 307(76.2% ) out
of 403 health care providers responded to the questionnaire. The median
age of the respondents was 34 years. More than half 168(54.7%) of the
respondents disagreed as to whether "Ethical conduct is important
only to avoid legal action. Many respondents 135 (44.0%) agreed to
adhering to "patient's wishes", on the other hand
over two-third of the respondents 211 (68.7%) agreed that "doctor
should do what is best" irrespective of the patient's
opinion. There were significant differences (p<0.05) between the
perception of physicians and non-physicians on many ethical issues.
Conclusion: This study has shown gap in knowledge and practice of
healthcare ethics among health care providers. There is a need for
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