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Table 1 Description of participants’ answers to the items in the domain Health as a Human Right and Development Resources, which are covered in the current curriculum

From: Perceptions of brazilian nursing faculty members regarding literacy of human rights related to health in nursing undergraduate programs

Items in the domain health as a human right and development resource

 

n

%

a. Demonstrate basic understanding of the relationship between health and human rights

I totally disagree

34

15.3

I disagree

1

0.4

I agree

39

17.5

I totally agree

148

66.4

Covered in the current curriculum

131

58.7

b. Demonstrate familiarity with the organizations and agreements on human rights related to health care and health research

I totally disagree

34

15.3

I disagree

8

3.6

I agree

73

32.7

I totally agree

107

48.0

Covered in the current curriculum

76

34.1

c. Describe the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the articulation between health and human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research involving Human Subjects (2002) and the Declaration of Helsinki (2008)

I totally disagree

34

15.3

I disagree

4

1.8

I agree

51

22.9

I totally agree

133

59.6

Covered in the current curriculum

105

47.1