naa a22 4500 510778178 CHVBK 20180411083238.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11948-011-9326-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11948-011-9326-7 The Ethical Dilemma of Embryonic Stem Cell Research [Elektronische Daten] [Nabeel Manzar, Bushra Manzar, Nuzhat Hussain, M. Hussain, Sajjad Raza] To determine the knowledge, attitude, and ethical concerns of medical students and graduates with regard to Embryonic Stem Cell (ESC) research. This questionnaire based descriptive study was conducted at the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK), Pakistan from February to July 2008. A well structured questionnaire was administered to medical students and graduate doctors, which included their demographic profile as well as questions in line with the study objective. Informed consent was taken and full confidentiality was assured to the participants. Data were entered in a Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version.12) and analyzed. A total of 204 male and 216 female medical students and doctors were administered questionnaires out of which 105 males (51.4%) and 108 females (50%) were aware of the embryonic stem cell research and its ethical implications. Forty percent males and 47% of females were of the opinion that life begins at conception. Forty-six percent males and 39% females were in favor of stem cell research while only 31% males and 28% females supported the ESC research. Less than 1/3 of students supported using frozen embryos for research purposes while more than 2/3 indicated that they were unlikely to support abortion for stem cell research purposes. The majority of the students were in favor of stem cell research with some reservations regarding ESC research. A sizeable number of students withheld their views, reflecting their poor understanding of medical ethics. The result of the study indicates a need for incorporating bioethics into the medical curriculum. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011 Embryonic stem cell research nationallicence Medical ethics nationallicence Knowledge nationallicence Attitude nationallicence Ethical concerns nationallicence Manzar Nabeel Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, Pakistan aut Manzar Bushra Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, Pakistan aut Hussain Nuzhat Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, Pakistan aut Hussain M. Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, Pakistan aut Raza Sajjad Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, Pakistan aut Science and Engineering Ethics Springer Netherlands 19/1(2013-03-01), 97-106 1353-3452 19:1<97 2013 19 11948 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-011-9326-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-011-9326-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Manzar Nabeel Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, Pakistan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Manzar Bushra Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, Pakistan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hussain Nuzhat Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, Pakistan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hussain M. Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, Pakistan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Raza Sajjad Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi, Pakistan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Science and Engineering Ethics Springer Netherlands 19/1(2013-03-01), 97-106 1353-3452 19:1<97 2013 19 11948 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer