Legal Responsibility: Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Doctors Practising in the District of Bamako (Mali)
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Abstract: The purpose of our survey was to study the knowledge, attitude and perception of doctors about legal responsibility. It was a prospective cross-sectional study carried out in the health centre of the 4th Commune of Bamako. We interviewed 61doctors; 34.4% of them didn’t have the suitable equipment for their medical practice. The doctors who knew the legal consequences of medical malpractice accounted for 34.4%. Doctors who always seek for the patients’ informed consent before treatment accounted for 57.4%. The doctors who didn’t know legal responsibility were 36.1%. Only 39.3% of the doctors always gave their patients, fair information about the hazards of treatment; 3.3% have been prosecuted. Keywords: Legal, Responsibility, Attitude, Perception, Doctors, Consent, Prosecution.
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Théra JP, Kanikomo D, Diassana M
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