Open AccessThe major medical ethical challenges facing the public and healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Abdulaziz F Alkabba,
Ghaiath Hussein,
Adnan A. Albar,
Ahmad Bahnassy,
Mahdi Qadi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8229.94003
Subject(s) - medicine , confidentiality , health care , delphi method , nursing , equity (law) , informed consent , qualitative research , family medicine , focus group , public relations , alternative medicine , political science , statistics , mathematics , pathology , marketing , law , business , social science , sociology
Despite the relatively high expenditure on healthcare in Saudi Arabia, its health system remains highly centralized in the main cities with its primary focus on secondary and tertiary care rather than primary care. This has led to numerous ethical challenges for the healthcare providers. This article reports the results of a study conducted with a panel of practitioners, and non-clinicians, in Saudi Arabia, in order to identify the top ten ethical challenges for healthcare providers, patients, and their families.