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Table 3 Knowledge on ethical codes among doctors and nurses

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare ethics among resident doctors and ward nurses from a resource poor setting, Nepal

Ethical codes

Job category

Doctors (N = 118)

Nurses (N = 86)

Knew the content of Hippocratic Oath

Yes

79 (66.9)

21 (49.0)

No

39 (33.1)

65 (51.0)

Knew the content of Nuremberg Code

Yes

12 (10.2)

10 (10.8)

No

106 (89.8)

76 (89.2)

Knew the content of Helsinki Code

Yes

17 (14.4)

7 (11.8)

No

101 (85.6)

79 (88.2)

  1. Data are frequencies (percentages)