Skip to main content

Table 3 Factors influencing the physicians’ attitude towards the care of a hypothetical patient who is in vegetative state (n = 58), 2021

From: Ethics knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of tertiary care pediatricians in Ethiopia

Factor influencing the extent of care

Proportion of physicians who said the stated factor is “important or very important” in influencing their decision towards the extent of care provided, n (%)

Quality of life as viewed by the patient

42 (72.4)

Quality of life as viewed by the family

49 (84.5)

Patient unlikely to survive

39 (67.2)

Fear of litigation or breaking the law

28 (48.3)

Financial cost to the society

44 (75.9)

Intensive Care Unit bed availability

47 (81.0)