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Table 3 Practice of bioethics among physicians (n = 200) at the teaching hospital in Oman 2016

From: Development and validation of an instrument to measure physician awareness of bioethics and medical law in Oman

 

Characteristicsa

Total (N = 200)

N (%)

How often do you encounter an ethical situation in your practice?

Rare

12 (6.0)

Occasional

42 (21.0)

Often

67 (33.5)

Frequent

79 (39.5)

How often you observe an unethical decision in your practice?

Rare

77 (38.5)

Occasional

74 (37.0)

Often

34 (17.0)

Frequent

15 (7.5)

Rare

18 (9.0)

How often do you find an answer to your ethical dilemma?

Occasional

76 (38.0)

Often

71 (35.5)

Frequent

34 (17.0)

In what area do you encounter ethical issues?

Religion

106 (53.0)

Law

73 (36.5)

Finance

65 (32.5)

Conflict of interest

101 (50.5)

Traditions and values

121 (60.5)

Where usually you look for an answer for your ethical question?

Books

53 (26.5)

Internet

99 (49.5)

Friends

35 (17.5)

Senior colleague

156 (78.0)

Elsewhere

19 (9.5)

What mostly stops you from unethical practice?

Religion

130 (65.0)

Traditions and values

109 (54.5)

Law

87 (43.5)

Ethics teaching

99 (49.5)

  1. aRare = once a year; Occasional = once every six months; Often = once every month; Frequent = once every week