Ogwuegbu Chigbu Chibuike, Eze Onah Hyacinth
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.
Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jun;52(2):237-49. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181a4c1b5.
A review of publications on ethical and social issues from low-income countries was done with the aim of highlighting the major ethical and social issues facing obstetricians in these countries. Low-income countries were identified using the World Health Organization income group classification of member nations. Obstetricians in low-income countries face a wide range of special social and ethical issues that reflect the peculiarities of their practice environment characterized by poverty, low education, deep attachment to tradition and culture, low social status of women, and high levels of physician's paternalism.
对来自低收入国家的关于伦理和社会问题的出版物进行了综述，目的是突出这些国家产科医生面临的主要伦理和社会问题。低收入国家是根据世界卫生组织对成员国的收入群体分类确定的。低收入国家的产科医生面临着广泛的特殊社会和伦理问题，这些问题反映了他们执业环境的特殊性，其特点是贫困、教育水平低、对传统和文化的深深依恋、妇女社会地位低以及医生家长作风严重。
