Physicians in Bahrain are calling for a standardised chaperone system and more training to help them navigate examining patients of the opposite gender, according to a first-of-its-kind study.
This is amongst the key findings of the ‘Attitude and practice of family physicians towards physical examination of patients of the opposite gender in primary health care centres in the Kingdom of Bahrain’ qualitative exploratory study, which was recently published in the peer-reviewed BioMed Central (BMC) Primary Care academic journal .
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