study of physicians' knowledge concerning the legal aspects of medicalisurgical profession at medical and surgical departments in Alexandria Main University Hospital [AMUH]

ABSTRACT

Objective: to investigate physicians' knowledge about the legal aspects of medical/surgical profession. This observational cross-sectional study was conducted at internal medicine and surgical departments at AMUH in the period from 16/3/2004 to 30/4/2004. Data was collected through a specifically designed self-administered questionnaire handed-out to 506 personnel comprising all physicians, including house-officers, presently working in study departments. Data collection tool was composed of three sections, first section included seven items covering physicians' personal and professional attributes; second section, comprised a forty-three-item scale measuring physicians' knowledge about legal aspects of their profession; and a third five-item section covering other inquiry points. One hundred and sixty six physicians responded