Table 5 The opinion of physicians regarding the acceptance of gifts
Questions | The answers | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes/ always | Yes/ sometimes | No | ||
Do you think that low-cost gifts (pens, magnet, mousepad) for drug promotion from drug companies are acceptable? | 34 (12.1%) | 142 (50.4%) | 106 (37.6%) | 0.44 |
Do you think that the continuous supply of low-cost gifts to the physician at every visit of the medical representative is justifiable? | 2 (0.7%) | 102 (36.2%) | 178 (63.1%) | 0.847 |
Do you think that high-cost recreational gifts (like laptops, mobiles and LCD) are justifiable in drug promotion? | 0 (0.0%) | 71 (25.2%) | 211 (74.8%) | 0.175 |
Do you think that the continuous supply of high-cost gifts to the physician at every visit of the medical representative is justifiable? | 0 (0.0%) | 80 (28.4%) | 202 (71.6%) | 0.411 |