Table 1.
Demographic and Work Characteristics of the Study Participants
| Variable | Category | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | (M= 33.0 SD=10.3) | |
| Years of experience | (M= 7.02 SD=9.4) | |
| Sex | Men | 150 (67.9) |
| Woman | 71 (32.1) | |
| Marital status | Single | 108 (48.9) |
| Married | 112 (50.7) | |
| Divorced | 1 (0.5) | |
| Specialty area | General Surgery | 16 (7.2) |
| Special surgery | 5 (2.3) | |
| Family Medicine | 74 (33.5) | |
| Internal Medicine | 37 (16.7) | |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 5 (2.3) | |
| Pediatrics | 12 (5.4) | |
| Emergency Medicine | 27 (12.2) | |
| Neurology | 43 (19.5) | |
| Working setting | Health center | 31 (14.0) |
| Public hospital | 44 (19.9) | |
| Private hospital | 35 (15.8) | |
| Private clinic | 9 (4.1) | |
| Military medical services | 36 (16.3) | |
| University hospital | 66 (29.9) | |
| Number of patients treated/day | Less Than 30 | 75 (33.9) |
| 31–40 | 77 (34.8) | |
| 40 To 60 | 24 (10.9) | |
| More Than 60 | 45 (20.4) | |
| Frequency of ethical dilemmas faced by physicians | Never | 22 (10.0) |
| Yearly | 82 (37.1) | |
| Monthly | 44 (19.9) | |
| Weekly | 53 (24.0) | |
| Daily | 20 (9.0) | |
| Preference in consulting on ethical dilemmas | Colleague | 145 (65.6) |
| Head of Department | 2 (0.9) | |
| Head of Medical Team | 20 (9.0) | |
| Head of Hospital | 2 (0.9) | |
| Ethicist | 17 (7.7) | |
| Religious Scholer | 16 (7.2) | |
| Friend | 19 (8.6) | |
| Further training on medical ethics is required | Yes | 197 (89.1) |
| No | 24 (10.9) |