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Relation between parental characteristics and understanding |
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| Characteristics |
Age group (ys), % |
Formal Education, % |
Occupation, % |
| < 25 (40) vs. >24 (230) |
Some (125) vs. Never (145) |
Farming (168) vs. Others (102) |
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| 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* |
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*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 |
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