Characteristics | Value | Country | ||||
Sudan n (%) | Saudi Arabia n (%) | Egypt n (%) | Jordan n (%) | All n (%) | ||
If the patient asked to be transferred to another health facility, will you accept? | Yes | 229 (59.5) | 291 (75.6) | 190 (49.0) | 240 (62.3) | 950 (61.7) |
Sometimes | 146 (37.9) | 89 (23.1) | 190 (49.0) | 133 (34.5) | 558 (36.2) | |
No | 10 (2.6) | 5 (1.3) | 5 (1.3) | 12 (3.1) | 32 (2.1) | |
If the patient asked for another doctor to treat him, will you accept? | Yes | 311 (80.8) | 243 (63.1) | 220 (57.1) | 237 (61.6) | 1011 (65.6) |
Sometimes | 70 (18.2) | 124 (32.2) | 160 (41.6) | 24 (6.2) | 478 (31.0) | |
No | 4 (1.0) | 18 (4.7) | 5 (1.3) | 270 (70.1) | 51 (3.3) | |
If the patient asked for full medical information about his illness, will you give them? | Yes | 301 (78.2) | 288 (74.8) | 339 (88.1) | 270 (70.1) | 1198 (77.8) |
Sometimes | 77 (20.0) | 80 (20.8) | 40 (10.4) | 84 (21.8) | 281 (18.2) | |
No | 7 (1.8) | 17 (4.4) | 6 (1.6) | 31 (8.1) | 61 (4.0) | |
If the patient asked to conceal vital information from other relatives and other health worker, will you accept | Yes | 178 (46.2) | 207 (53.8) | 176 (45.7) | 200 (51.9) | 761 (49.4) |
Sometimes | 145 (37.7) | 141 (36.6) | 189 (49.1) | 134 (34.8) | 609 (39.5) | |
No | 62 (16.1) | 37 (9.6) | 20 (5.2) | 51 (13.2) | 170 (11.0) | |
If the patient asked to not allow student to examine him or look at his medical record, will you see his medical record? | Yes | 176 (45.7) | 197 (51.2) | 90 (23.4) | 201 (52.2) | 664 (43.1) |
Sometimes | 95 (24.7) | 93 (24.2) | 70 (18.2) | 108 (28.1) | 336 (23.8) | |
No | 114 (29.6) | 95 (24.7) | 225 (58.4) | 76 (19.7) | 510 (33.1) |