Practice of code of ethics and associated factors among health professionals in Central Gondar Zone public hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: a mixed-method study design

Table 7 Institutional factors for the practice of code of ethics among health professionals (n = 613)

Variables	Categories	Frequencies (n)	Percentage (%)
Type of Hospitals	Specialized	495	80.8
Type of Hospitals	Primary	118	19.2
Is there health ethics document in the Hospital	Yes	389	63.5
Is there health ethics document in the Hospital	No	224	36.5
Comply with law and professional standards over other consideration	Yes	391	63.8
	No	222	36.2
The law and ethical code of their professional is the major consideration	Yes	431	70.3
	No	182	29.7
People are expected to strictly follow legal/professional standards	Yes	408	66.6
	No	205	33.4
Decisions that violet any law	Yes	379	61.8
Decisions that violet any law	No	234	38.2
Very important to follow the hospital rule and procedure	Yes	441	71.94
Very important to follow the hospital rule and procedure	No	172	28.06
Every health professional is expected to stick by the hospital rule and procedure	Yes	430	70.1
	No	183	29.9
Successful people in the hospital go by the book	Yes	400	65.3
Successful people in the hospital go by the book	No	213	34.7
People in this hospital strictly obey the Hospitals policy	Yes	469	76.5
People in this hospital strictly obey the Hospitals policy	No	144	23.5

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