Ethics education among obstetrics and gynecologists in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Althagafi, Noha Abed; Alahmad, Ghiath

doi:10.1186/s12909-023-04824-x

BMC Medical Education

Table 4 Respondents who received various form of ethics education and their attitude (agree and strongly agree) towards ethical challenges

From: Ethics education among obstetrics and gynecologists in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Type of Education			Abortion for medical reason		Abortion for non-medical reason		Termination of pregnancy for medical reason		Termination of pregnancy for non-medical reason		Paternity issues		Contraception issues		Sex selection issues		Female consent
Type of Education			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
TOTAL			245	62.66	68	17.39	245	62.66	66	16.88	123	31.46	172	43.99	117	29.92	216	55.24
Formal Education	Medical School	Yes	81	59.12	22	16.06	82	59.85	23	16.79	47	34.31	61	44.53	37	27.01	72	52.55
		No	164	64.57	46	18.11	163	64.17	43	16.93	76	29.92	111	43.70	80	31.50	144	56.69
		P Value	0.289		0.608		0.4		0.972		0.374		0.875		0.353		0.433
	Residency Program	Yes	26	56.52	6	13.04	26	56.52	7	15.22	10	21.74	13	28.26	16	34.78	24	52.17
		No	219	63.48	62	17.97	219	63.48	59	17.10	113	32.75	159	46.09	101	29.28	192	55.65
		P Value	0.363		0.396		0.363		0.746		0.123		0.021*		0.448		0.656
	Sub-specialty Program	Yes	13	76.47	2	11.76	13	76.47	2	11.76	6	35.29	7	41.18	2	11.76	9	52.94
		No	232	62.03	66	17.65	232	62.03	64	17.11	117	31.28	165	44.12	115	30.75	207	55.35
		P Value	0.220		0.516		0.220		0.551		0.730		0.811		0.081		0.845
	Post Graduate Program	Yes	16	55.17	7	24.14	17	58.62	9	31.03	7	24.14	10	34.48	10	34.48	16	55.17
		No	229	63.26	61	16.85	228	62.98	57	15.75	116	32.04	162	44.75	107	29.56	200	55.25
		P Value	0.390		0.334		0.642		0.050*		0.370		0.281		0.581		0.994
Informal Education	Conference	Yes	47	63.51	9	12.16	46	62.16	9	12.16	18	24.32	28	37.84	17	22.97	38	51.35
		No	198	62.46	59	18.61	199	62.78	57	17.98	105	33.12	144	45.43	100	31.55	178	56.15
		P Value	0.866		0.177		0.922		0.218		0.137		0.235		0.141		0.455
	Online Training	Yes	32	64.00	11	22.00	32	64.00	10	20.00	14	28.00	23	46.00	16	32.00	26	52.00
		No	213	62.46	57	16.72	213	62.46	56	16.42	109	31.96	149	43.70	101	29.62	190	55.72
		P Value	0.834		0.367		0.834		0.534		0.570		0.759		0.732		0.622
	Courses & Workshop	Yes	32	61.54	7	13.46	31	59.62	6	11.54	8	15.38	17	32.69	10	19.23	19	36.54
		No	213	62.83	61	17.99	214	63.13	60	17.70	115	33.92	155	45.72	107	31.56	197	58.11
		P Value	0.858		0.412		0.627		0.255		0.006*		0.076		0.064		0.004*
	Daily Practice	Yes	52	64.20	13	16.05	50	61.73	11	13.58	21	25.93	32	39.51	22	27.16	40	49.38
		No	193	62.26	55	17.74	195	62.90	55	17.74	102	32.90	140	45.16	95	30.65	176	56.77
		P Value	0.748		0.719		0.846		0.366		0.224		0.360		0.540		0.234
	Self-Learning	Yes	80	64.52	23	18.55	76	61.29	22	17.74	39	31.45	55	44.35	35	28.23	66	53.23
		No	165	61.80	45	16.85	169	63.30	44	16.48	84	31.46	117	43.82	82	30.71	150	56.18
		P Value	0.605		0.682		0.703		0.757		0.999		0.921		0.617		0.585

Type of Education			Adolescent marriages		Consanguinity marriages		Male doctor in OB/GYN field		Refusing to treat violated patients		Breach of confidentiality		Respecting Patient’s preferences		Inequality in patient’s care in response to their social grading
Type of Education			N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
TOTAL			125	31.97	150	31.46	187	47.83	91	23.27	122	31.20	220	56.27	151	38.62
Formal Education	Medical School	Yes	47	34.31	51	37.23	58	42.34	34	24.82	46	33.58	76	55.47	53	38.69
		No	78	30.71	99	29.92	129	50.79	57	22.44	76	29.92	144	56.69	98	38.58
		P Value	0.468		0.734		0.110		0.597		0.458		0.817		0.984
	Residency Program	Yes	15	32.61	17	36.96	22	47.83	11	23.91	14	30.43	20	43.48	20	43.48
		No	110	31.88	133	38.55	165	47.83	80	23.19	108	31.30	200	57.97	131	37.97
		P Value	0.921		0.834		1.00		0.913		0.905		0.064		0.473
	Sub-specialty Program	Yes	5	29.41	6	35.29	10	58.82	3	17.65	6	35.29	13	76.47	6	35.29
		No	120	32.09	144	38.50	177	47.33	88	23.53	116	31.02	207	55.35	145	38.77
		P Value	0.816		0.789		0.354		0.566		0.712		0.082		0.773
	Post Graduate Program	Yes	10	34.48	12	41.38	14	48.28	6	20.69	9	31.03	16	55.17	13	44.83
		No	115	31.77	138	38.12	173	47.79	85	23.48	113	31.22	204	56.35	138	38.12
		P Value	0.764		0.729		0.960		0.730		0.984		0.902		0.478
Informal Education	Conference	Yes	17	22.97	26	35.14	35	47.30	14	18.92	16	21.62	36	48.65	33	44.59
		No	108	34.07	124	39.12	152	47.95	77	24.29	106	33.44	184	58.04	118	37.22
		P Value	0.061		0.525		0.919		0.318		0.044*		0.144		0.243
	Online Training	Yes	13	26.00	21	42.00	27	54.00	11	22.00	18	36.00	29	58.00	20	40.00
		No	112	32.84	129	37.83	160	46.92	80	23.46	104	30.50	191	56.01	131	38.42
		P Value	0.327		0.573		0.350		0.819		0.437		0.791		0.830
	Courses & Workshop	Yes	12	23.08	17	32.69	23	44.23	8	15.38	8	15.38	24	46.15	18	34.62
		No	113	33.33	133	39.23	164	48.38	83	24.48	114	33.63	196	57.82	133	39.23
		P Value	0.133		0.363		0.577		0.137		0.007*		0.116		0.522
	Daily Practice	Yes	20	24.69	34	41.98	38	46.91	16	19.75	17	20.99	41	50.62	29	35.80
		No	105	33.87	116	37.42	149	48.06	75	24.19	105	33.87	179	57.74	122	39.35
		P Value	0.110		0.454		0.853		0.395		0.023*		0.251		0.558
	Self-Learning	Yes	43	34.68	48	38.71	57	45.97	35	28.23	39	31.45	70	56.45	51	41.13
		No	82	30.71	102	38.20	130	48.69	56	20.97	83	31.09	150	56.18	100	37.45
		P Value	0.435		0.924		0.616		0.118		0.942		0.960		0.488

^*Significant at α level less than 0.05

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