{"product_id":"medical-responsibility-and-the-influence-of-medical-delegates-9786208341312","title":"Medical responsibility and the influence of medical delegates","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Laurent Wendlamita Sawadogo\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Our Knowledge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe aim of this work is to study medical responsibility in the face of the influence of medical representatives in medical prescribing in hospitals.Method: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and prospective study carried out in the public hospitals of Ouagadougou from January 08 to January 31, 2024. Physicians were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire.Results: Our study involved 213 physicians in the city of Ouagadougou, with an average prescriber age of 34.7 years and a male predominance of 58.7%. Specialized physicians were the most represented: 51.2%. Doctors with less than 5 years' professional experience accounted for 50%. 95.8% of prescribers said they had received gifts, mostly drug samples 91.8% medical equipment 87.1% catering 39.7% conference funding 39.2% .... The Internet was the most widely used source of information (44.1%) for prescribers to verify the information provided by the medical representative. Antibiotics were the most represented drug class at 62.3%, with high specialty prescribing at 66%.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46380995969175,"sku":"9786208341312","price":5648.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9786208341312.webp?v=1768771231","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/medical-responsibility-and-the-influence-of-medical-delegates-9786208341312","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}