Table 7 Attitudes of physicians toward research misconduct
From: Knowledge and attitudes of physicians toward research ethics and scientific misconduct in Lebanon
|  | Agree N (%) | Disagree N (%) | I don’t know N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
1. I think the responsibility for the scientific integrity of a study lies with the principal investigator only (307) | 101 (32.9) | 155 (50.5) | 51 (16.6) |
2. All professional education programs should include information about standards of research ethics (307) | 219 (71.3) | 73 (23.8) | 15 (4.9) |
3. I feel uncomfortable talking with researchers about unethical behaviour (301) | 156 (51.8) | 115 (38.2) | 30 (10) |
4. Dishonesty and misrepresentation of data are common in society and do not really hurt anybody (307) | 65 (21.2) | 206 (67.1) | 36 (11.7) |