The perspectives regarding euthanasia of the students at the faculties of veterinary medicine: Kafkas and Adnan Menderes University
Journal Title: Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
This study was carried out in order to find out the opinions and general knowledge levels of the students in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine regarding euthanasia. The material of the research was the data obtained from the survey that was carried out with face-to-face interviews with 638 students, consisting of 320 students from Kafkas University and 318 students from Adnan Menderes University. In the study, it was determined that the average age of the students, who participated in the study, was 23.09±1.45; and 70.5% of them had gained information about euthanasia during their educations at the school. When the views of the faculty of veterinary medicine students on the euthanasia were analyzed, it was determined that 71.2% of participants deemed appropriate that euthanasia can be applied to the animals in the required situations. It was found that 83.1% of the participants had the idea that euthanasia demands of the animal owners should be considered by the veterinarian, and 55.5% of the students thought that religious beliefs should not be regarded as an important reference in the discussions about animal euthanasia. It was determined that there are differences in the views of the veterinarian candidates studying in faculty of veterinary medicine depending on demographic structure, gender, culture and lifestyle.
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Aysun Koç, Pınar Demir
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