Perception on Euthanasia in Medical Students of two Universities of Paraguay, 2017
Published 2020-12-07
Keywords
- Euthanasia / ethics,
- Medicine students,
- Bioethical Discussions
- Eutanasia/ética,
- Estudiantes de Medicina,
- Discusiones Bioéticas
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Copyright (c) 2020 Roberto Daniel Álvarez Ovel, Marcos David Martínez Román, Karen Yohana Rodas Benítez, Juan Manuel Invernizzi Prats
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Abstract
Euthanasia is the act of ending the life of a patient at the express request of him, for suffering a disease without perspective of cure, this practice is very discussed, confronts principles of bioethics. In most countries, it is not allowed but its study and approval is spreading. The objective wasto determine the perception of euthanasia in medical students of the National University of Caaguazú (UNCA) and the Catholic University of Asunción (UCA) during the year 2017. A cross-sectional descriptive observational study was carried out with probabilistic sampling by conglomerates, the instrument was a questionnaire validated by experts. Measures of central tendency, dispersion and pro- portions were used. Three hundred and seventeen medical students were included, 66% were female, and the students’ age was 22.5 ± 2.7 years, the number of years studied was 3.8 ± 1.8 years. 64% of all students were in favor of euthanasia (61% from UNCA and 66% from UCA), 48% of all students considered euthanasia as a dignified dead. 57% of men would be willing to practice euthanasia. 94% of agnostics found themselves in favor of euthanasia. More than half of medical students found themselves in favor of eu- thanasia and considered euthanasia as a dignified dead. Males and agnostics represented a higher proportion of students in favor of euthanasia.
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