Health rights knowledge among medical school students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Health care is a basic human right, and Saudi Arabia affirms these rights for all its citizens.To assess the knowledge of medical students regarding health rights in Saudi Arabia.This cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) from September 2015 through November 2015. A...
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| author | Samia M Al-Amoudi Abdullah A Al-Harbi Nasser Y Al-Sayegh Basem S Eldeek Souzan M Kafy Mahmoud S Al-Ahwal Nabeel S Bondagji |
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| description | Health care is a basic human right, and Saudi Arabia affirms these rights for all its citizens.To assess the knowledge of medical students regarding health rights in Saudi Arabia.This cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) from September 2015 through November 2015. A questionnaire written in English collected demographic data and included questions about reproductive health care and health rights of women and patients with cancer, senility, or special needs.Of the 267 participants, 184 (68.9%) were female, and 252 (94.4%) were Saudi. Regarding consent, 87 (32.6%) and 113 (42.3%) participants believed a female patient required the consent of a male guardian to receive medical treatment or surgery, respectively, in Saudi Arabia, and only 106 (39.7%) knew that a female patient could provide consent for a caesarean section. Sixty-six (24.7%) believed that abortion is never allowed in Islam. Only 93 (34.8%) were aware that acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients had health rights, about half (144, 53.9%) knew that cancer patients have a right to full information, and most (181, 67.8%) believed that a patient had the right to withhold health information from his/her family. Approximately half were aware that cancer patients have the right to free medical treatment (138, 51.7%) or that health rights applied to special needs patients (137, 51.3%) and senile patients (122, 45.7%).The knowledge of KAU medical students regarding health rights of certain patient populations highlights the importance of health rights education in medical school. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3fc8ac8f49504a63b9edc2da6522c6672022-12-21T22:37:38ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01125e017671410.1371/journal.pone.0176714Health rights knowledge among medical school students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Samia M Al-AmoudiAbdullah A Al-HarbiNasser Y Al-SayeghBasem S EldeekSouzan M KafyMahmoud S Al-AhwalNabeel S BondagjiHealth care is a basic human right, and Saudi Arabia affirms these rights for all its citizens.To assess the knowledge of medical students regarding health rights in Saudi Arabia.This cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) from September 2015 through November 2015. A questionnaire written in English collected demographic data and included questions about reproductive health care and health rights of women and patients with cancer, senility, or special needs.Of the 267 participants, 184 (68.9%) were female, and 252 (94.4%) were Saudi. Regarding consent, 87 (32.6%) and 113 (42.3%) participants believed a female patient required the consent of a male guardian to receive medical treatment or surgery, respectively, in Saudi Arabia, and only 106 (39.7%) knew that a female patient could provide consent for a caesarean section. Sixty-six (24.7%) believed that abortion is never allowed in Islam. Only 93 (34.8%) were aware that acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients had health rights, about half (144, 53.9%) knew that cancer patients have a right to full information, and most (181, 67.8%) believed that a patient had the right to withhold health information from his/her family. Approximately half were aware that cancer patients have the right to free medical treatment (138, 51.7%) or that health rights applied to special needs patients (137, 51.3%) and senile patients (122, 45.7%).The knowledge of KAU medical students regarding health rights of certain patient populations highlights the importance of health rights education in medical school.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5411029?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Samia M Al-Amoudi Abdullah A Al-Harbi Nasser Y Al-Sayegh Basem S Eldeek Souzan M Kafy Mahmoud S Al-Ahwal Nabeel S Bondagji Health rights knowledge among medical school students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. PLoS ONE |
| title | Health rights knowledge among medical school students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
| title_full | Health rights knowledge among medical school students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
| title_fullStr | Health rights knowledge among medical school students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health rights knowledge among medical school students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
| title_short | Health rights knowledge among medical school students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
| title_sort | health rights knowledge among medical school students at king abdulaziz university jeddah saudi arabia |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5411029?pdf=render |
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