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Table 1 Distribution of the ethical problems according sociodemographic and occupational characteristics of the participants.

From: Ethical problems in pediatrics: what does the setting of care and education show us?

  

Ethical Problems related to*

Participants characteristics

n (%)

PPR

(row%)

ELC

(row%)

HPC

(row%)

SEPHP

(row%)

PEP

(row%)

Gender

   Male

38 (43.2)

50.0

36.8

39.5

26.3

5.3

   Female

50 (56.8)

42.0

42.0

40.0

28.0

12.0

Marital Status

   Single

18 (20.4)

44.4

44.4

33.3

33.3

16.7

   Married

60 (68.2)

50.0

38.3

43.3

23.3

6.7

   Divorced

08 (9.1)

25.0

37.5

37.5

37.5

12.5

   Living with partner

02 (2.3)

-

50.0

-

50.0

-

Religious belief

   Yes

72 (81.8)

43.1

41.7

40.3

26.4

8.3

   No

16 (18.2)

56.3

31.3

37.5

31.3

12.5

Specialty Area

   General pediatrics

16 (18.2)

31.3

31.3

62.5

18.8

6.3

   Pediatric subspecialty

58 (65.9)

46.6

51.7

36.2

24.1

10.3

   Family Medicine

14 (15.9)

57.1

0.0

28.6

50.0

7.1

Bioethics/bioethics training

   Yes

37 (42.0)

54.1

37.8

37.8

27.0

13.5

   No

49 (55.7)

38.8

40.8

40.8

26.5

6.1

   Non respondents

2 (2.3)

-

-

-

-

-

Workplace

   Teaching Hospital

72 (81.8)

41.7

48.6#

41.7

22.2

9.7

   Basic Health Unit

16 (18.2)

62.5

0.0#

31.3

50.0

6.3

  1. (Florianópolis-Brazil, 2010)
  2. Notes: PPR Physician-Patient Relationship; ELC End of life Care; HPC Health Professional Conducts; SEPHP Socioeconomic issues and Public Health Policies; PEP Pediatric Education Process
  3. *Values exceed 100% for the possibility of up to 3 reports by participant; the association between the category of ethical problem and participant characteristics was tested by Chi2 or Fisher exact when appropriated; p < 0,05; p < 0,01; # p < 0,001.