A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF MEDICAL ETHICS AMONG INTERNS AND POSTGRADUATES IN MEDICAL COLLEGE, BENGALURU
Journal Title: PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: The rise in the legal confrontations between patients and doctors has become an issue of concern in recent times. Ethics teaching has been shown to have a significant influence on the professionalism and moral qualities of medical professionals 1, 3. Aim and objective: To study KAP regarding medical ethics among interns and postgraduates in medical college. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among the Interns and postgraduates of a medical college in Bengaluru, India. Data was collected using self-administered, pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire, Analysis was done using SPSS software version 21 and tabulated. Results: Of 150 study participants, 82(54.7%) were interns and 68(45.35%) were postgraduates. 48(58.5%) interns and 40(58.8%) postgraduates have an average knowledge regarding medical ethics. 89% of interns and 92.6% of postgraduates have positive attitude towards it and practicing same whereas other remains neutral. Conclusion: Different methodologies should be used to stimulate better ethical conduct in health professional.
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Dr Pradeep. C, Dr Nivedita BM
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