Moral challenges and understanding of clinical ethics in Tanzanian hospitals: Perspectives of healthcare professionals.

ABSTRACT: Healthcare professionals encounter many moral challenges in their daily clinical practice. However, there have been few studies on the subject matter in Tanzania. This study aims to provide an account of moral challenges faced by healthcare professionals in Tanzanian hospitals, their understanding of clinical ethics, and the ethics education they have received. Many participants reported receiving some kind of ethics training through formal education and on-the-job training. Some participants understood ethics in healthcare settings as adherence to established laws, regulations, guidelines, procedures, norms, and rules essential in clinical practice. Analysis of the data identified four themes of moral challenges. These challenges are related to 1) decision-making and communication in clin

SUBMITTER: Kuhumba SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12407034 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature