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Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research



    STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ON MEDICAL ETHICS IN PHASE I MBBS STUDENTS OF A TERTIARY CARE TECHING HOSPITAL- A DESCRIPTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY


    Dr.Aruna Gurung, Dr.Pradnyesh N. Panshewdikar, Dr. Prashant .A. Shirure, Dr.Harsholhas N. Panshewdikar
    JCDR. 2023: 358-364

    Abstract

    The initial stage of MBBS is the best time to make the students aware about the importance of medical ethics. Hence this study was conducted to know the knowledge and attitude of Phase I MBBS students about medical ethics. Aim: Tostudy the knowledge and attitude of medical ethics in I MBBS students of a tertiary care teaching hospital Material and methods: A pre-test and post-test questionnaire based study was conducted in Phase I MBBS students to assess their knowledge and attitude towards medical ethics. A total of 124 students participated in the study. Results were expressed in percentage, mean and standard deviation.Paired t-test was used. Result: The mean knowledge during and after the lecture session was 50.32 ±27.52. and 86.09±9.86 respectively.The p-value was highlysignificant (p value<0.005).Participant’s knowledge about the presence of IEC (Institutional Ethics Committee) improved after the lecture session. Participants became more aware regarding euthanasia after the lecture session. The knowledge of paticipants regarding consent before and after lecture session was 45.5% and 75.5% respectively.98.3% of the students in the pre-test and 99.3% in the post-test agreed to learn more about medical ethics. Conclusion Our study brings about the attention to the importance of knowledge, and attitude towards medical ethics in the students of Phase I MBBS students. This study showed that most of the students were aware about bioethics but variability in the attitude towards different ethical issues was found

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    Volume 14 Issue 4

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