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@article{175842,
        author = {Fathima Farasath and Niketh P S},
        title = {Medical Students Perception on Medical Negligence Cases at Mangaluru City},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {11},
        pages = {4050-4057},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=175842},
        abstract = {Negligence is the failure to behave with the level of care that a reasonable person would have exercised under the same circumstances. The concept of negligence is fundamental to tort law. Medical negligence, also known as medical malpractice is a breach of the duty of care owed by a healthcare provider to their patient, resulting in harm or injury to the patient. It usually occurs when a healthcare provider fails to meet the standard of care expected in their profession, leading to suboptimal treatment, misdiagnosis, or failure to diagnose a condition. The National Library of Medicine estimates that there are over 5.2 million medical negligence cases in India each year.
After the analysis of secondary data, it is clear that there is a need to understand the cause for occurrence of medical negligence cases hence, the researcher had planned to take up a study with objectives to find the reasons for medical negligence, understand perspective of medical students on such cases, study impact of such cases on patients and to suggest preventive measures to avoid medical negligence by collecting primary data. The medical students studying in Mangaluru city are the respondents and the data is collected through interview using interview schedule. Simple random technique was adopted for the selection of sample. The present study focuses on the medical students` perception on medical negligence cases at Mangaluru city which would also give an insight to various authorities of Medical and Law enforcement agencies to work together to reduce such cases from occurring. Medical negligence is a serious issue, but there are few steps both patients and healthcare providers can take to minimize the risk. By working together, patients and healthcare providers can create a safer and more positive healthcare experience.},
        keywords = {Medical Negligence, Students, Crime Prevention,},
        month = {April},
        }