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Table 4 Performance of study participants in each case scenario in study 1

From: Does teaching medical ethics ensure good knowledge, attitude, and reported practice? An ethical vignette-based cross-sectional survey among doctors in a tertiary teaching hospital in Nepal

Case

Ethical issues related to

N

Knowledge of presence of breach of ethics n (%)

N

Knowledge on principle of ethics involved n (%)

N

Attitude n (%)

N

Practice n (%)

1

Informed consent

72

64 (88.89)

71

54 (75.00)

71

68 (94.44)

72

69 (95.83)

2

Truth-telling

72

64 (88.89)

70

24 (33.33)

72

63 (87.50)

72

22 (30.56)

3

Confidentiality

71

50 (69.44)

72

57 (79.17)

72

59 (81.94)

72

61 (84.72)

4

Treating minors

72

32 (44.44)

71

23 (31.94)

72

36 (50.00)

72

37 (51.39)

5

End-of-life decisions (DNR)

72

37 (51.39)

71

32 (45.07)

72

36 (50.00)

72

49 (68.06)

6

End-of-life decisions (euthanasia)

72

53 (73.61)

71

32 (44.44)

72

64 (88.89)

72

35 (48.61)

7

End-of-life decisions (withdrawal of treatment)

72

44 (61.11)

71

33 (45.83)

72

41 (56.94)

71

55 (76.38)

8 Part 1

Reportable illness (HIV/AIDS)

71

38 (52.78)

69

31 (43.05)

72

50 (69.44)

72

34 (47.20)

8 Part 2

Reportable illness (HIV/AIDS) 

71

57 (79.16)

70

26 (36.11)

 -

 -

 -

 -

9

Contraception

72

29 (40.28)

71

40 (55.56)

72

31 (43.06)

72

40 (55.60)

10

Physician and colleague relationship (reporting error)

72

52 (72.22)

71

29 (40.28)

71

59 (81.94)

72

28 (38.90)

  1. N number of participants
  2. Due to missing data, not all category groups sum to 72