Table 2

Relation between parental characteristics and understanding

Characteristics
Age group (ys), %
Formal Education, %
Occupation, %

< 25 (40) vs. >24 (230)
Some (125) vs. Never (145)
Farming (168) vs. Others (102)

Study Procedure
80.0 vs.63.9
70.4 vs. 62.8
63.7 vs. 70.5
Diff. (95% CI) p-value
16.1 (2.2, 30.0) p = 0.04*
7.6 (-3.6, 18.5) p = 0.18
6.8 (-18.2, 4.7) p = 0.25
Selection criteria
70.0 vs. 62.2
65.6 vs. 61.4
67.9 vs. 55.9
Diff. (95% CI) p-value
7.8 (-7.7, 23.3) p = 0.34
4.2 (-7.2, 15.7) p = 0.47
12.0 (0.1, 23.9) p = 0.0*
Study benefits
85.0 vs.66.1
72.4 vs. 64.1
66.7 vs. 72.5
Diff. (95% CI) p-value
18.9 (6.2, 31.5) p = 0.01*
8.3 (-2.7, 19.4) p = 0.14
5.8 (-17.0, 5.4) p = 0.318
Study risk
35.0 vs.17.8
21.6 vs. 19.3
15.5 vs. 28.4
Diff. (95% CI) p-value
17.2 (1.6, 32.8) p = 0.01*
2.3 (-7.3, 12.0) p = 0.63
12.9 (-23.2, -2.6) p = 0.0*

*Statistically significant findings

A table showing association between categories of parental characteristics and the percentage of them who had comprehension of selected informed consent themes.

Oduro et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2008 9:12   doi:10.1186/1472-6939-9-12