Table 5 Percentage of response categories by respondent type and question

 There are enough rules to guide you when making decisions in the face of ethical dilemmas

1.1

2.3

7.9

23.1

65.6

 Doctors should have the ability to make own decision without being influenced by external factors / interference

2.3

2.0

7.7

26.6

61.4

 Doctors should have the ability to make decisions without being influenced by patients’ preferences

3.9

7.0

13.1

29.2

46.7

Questions

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

 How often do you consider ethical implications in your clinical decision making?

0.3

0.3

1.8

20.5

77.1

 How often do you prescribe tests and procedures that are not necessary to patients, but for generating profit for the department and/or hospital?

51.9

26.0

9.0

6.5

6.5

 Patients give doctors gifts because they want better treatment

47.5

12.1

14.0

8.4

18.0