ABSTRACT
Background: The increased recognition of patients' rights has been related to using fitness care offerings. Professionals,including future physicians, have been predicted to respect patients’ rights, however they have not been acquainted with thecontents of the bills of rights or what they suggest. Objectives: To assess the awareness among senior medical students atTaif University regarding patients' rights. Subjects and methods: a cross-sectional study was established at the faculty ofMedicine, Taif University, KSA. It included all the fifth and sixth -year medical students (200 males and 131 females)enrolled throughout the academic year 1439 H. A valid and reliable questionnaire that comprised of two sections wasutilized. These two sections were socio-demographic variables and the awareness regarding the patients’ rights (30statements). Results: Collectively, on a scale ranged between 0 and 30, the patients’ right score ranged between 14 and 30(21.7±4.1). Among the studied factors, the only significant one was the academic performance of the students as the highestlevel of knowledge regarding the patients` rights was observed among the students with the excellent performance (meanrank was 246), p<0.001. Conclusion: The knowledge of the senior medical students at Taif University regarding thepatients` rights was generally acceptable. A further educational intervention was recommended.