Abstract

18Feb 2020 COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CAPACITY AND CONSENT AMONGST DOCTORS WORKING IN PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT SECTORS IN INDIA Debangana Adhikari and Indraneel Dasgupta MBBS, Post-graduate Trainee, Masters in Emergency Medicine Programme George Washington University, Washington, USA. MBBS, MCEM [UK], MRCS [Edinburgh], MRCS [Glasgow] Clinical Director & H.O.D. Dept. of Emergency Medicine.

Highlights

  • The Indian definition of the termconsent‘ traces its origin to the New York Civil Code,as per Section 13 of the Indian Contract Act,1872 ―two or more persons are said to consent when they agree upon the same thing in the same sense‖.[1].The language of consent, as

  • Roy Research Institute over a period of 24 months(November 2017- October 2019) after obtaining ethical clearance.It has been observed that there is no significant difference in knowledge regarding consent-taking practices amongst doctors across varied age groups [p value of 0.5(>0.05)]

  • It has been found that doctors practising in government and private healthcare institutions have significant difference in knowledge regarding capacity to consent [p value

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Which category of employment sectors represents best your employment for your main job?

Part time
Percent mentally unsound person valid?
Is consent necessary in situations mandating emergency blood transfusions?
Can emergency medical treatment be given to a patient without consent?
Yes Total
Can a patient withdraw Total consent at any time?
Can medical treatment be given without consent to a disoriented patient?
Agree Strongly agree Total

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