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Table 3 Analysis of Ethics assignments: the median and range from minimum to maximum of the number of issues identified by individual students as detailed in their personal report

From: Western medical ethics taught to junior medical students can cross cultural and linguistic boundaries

 

Median

Range

Total number of ethical issues identified:

  

Labelled correctly

2

2 – 7

Mislabelled as a different ethical issue or subset of Autonomy not defined

2

3 – 9

[Labelled correctly] + [mislabelled]

4

2 – 9

Total number of issues identified as ethical which were not ethical issues

0

0–4

Total number of autonomy issues identified

  

Labelled correctly

1

0–4

Labelled as Autonomy, no subsection specified

0

0–3

Mis-labelled as a different ethical issue

0

0–3

Total number of autonomy: disclosure issues identified

  

Labelled correctly

0

0–1

Labelled as Autonomy, no subsection specified

0

0–1

Mis-labelled as a different ethical issue

0

0–1

Total number of autonomy: truth telling issues identified

  

Labelled correctly

0

0–1

Labelled as Autonomy, no subsection specified

0

0–1

Mis-labelled as a different ethical issue

0

0 – 0

Total number of autonomy: informed consent issues identified

  

Labelled correctly

0

0 – 2

Labelled as Autonomy, no subsection specified

0

0 – 1

Mis-labelled as a different ethical issue

0

0 – 1

Total number of autonomy: competence issues identified

  

Labelled correctly

0

0 – 0

Labelled as Autonomy, no subsection specified

0

0 – 1

Mis-labelled as a different ethical issue

0

0 – 0

Total number of autonomy: paternalism issues identified

  

Labelled correctly

0

0 – 1

Labelled as Autonomy, no subsection specified

0

0 – 1

Mis-labelled as a different ethical issue

0

0 – 1

Total number of autonomy: confidentiality issues identified

  

Labelled correctly

0

0 – 1

Labelled as Autonomy, no subsection specified

0

0 – 1

Mis-labelled as a different ethical issue

0

0 – 2

Total number of autonomy: decision – making issues identified

  

Labelled correctly

0

0 – 2

Labelled as Autonomy, no subsection specified

0

0 – 2

Mis-labelled as a different ethical issue

0

0 – 2

Total number of beneficence issues identified

  

Labelled correctly

0

0 – 2

Mis-labelled as a different ethical issue

0

0 – 1

Total number of non-malfeasance issues identified

  

Labelled correctly

0

0 – 2

Mis-labelled as a different ethical issue

0

0 – 3

Total number of justice issues identified

  

Labelled correctly

0

0 – 1

Mis-labelled as a different ethical issue

0

0 – 2