Table 2 Awareness bioethics/issue pertinent to teaching of bioethics (n = 200) at the teaching hospital in Oman 2016
| Â | Characteristics | Total |
|---|---|---|
(N = 200) | ||
N (%) | ||
During medical school, how many credit hours were there for ethics in your curriculum? | 1 to 5 | 141 (70.5) |
6 to 10 | 40 (20.0) | |
> 10 | 19 (9.5) | |
Do you think that the teaching about medical ethics in medical school was adequate? | Yes | 77 (38.5) |
No | 105 (52.5) | |
Don’t know | 18 (9.0) | |
Do you think that the resources provided for teaching of medical ethics in your medical school were sufficient? | Yes | 57 (28.5) |
No | 113 (56.5) | |
Don’t know | 30 (15.0) | |
How do you rate the relevance of the teaching of medical ethics to your practice now? | Strong | 59 (29.5) |
Weak | 141 (70.5) | |
Do you think that you need more of teaching of medical ethics? | Yes | 83 (41.5) |
No | 89 (44.5) | |
Don’t know | 28 (14.0) | |
Do you think that medical ethics can be taught? | Yes | 131 (65.5) |
No | 42 (21.0) | |
Don’t know | 27 (13.5) | |
Do you know the four principles of medical ethics? | Yes | 172 (86.0) |
No | 15 (7.5) | |
Don’t know | 13 (6.5) |