Table 1

Documentation of ERC approval and consent in different fields of study


Documentation of ERC approval (%)
Documentation of obtaining consent (%)
Total

MD Community Dentistry
4 (100)
4 (100.0)
4
MD Community Medicine
35 (48.6)
32 (44.4)
72
MD Microbiology
14 (48.3)
21 (72.4)
29
MD Family Medicine
5 (45.5)
7 (63.6)
11
MD Gyn & Obs
7 (36.8)
16 (84.2)
19
MSc Community Medicine
31 (23.8)
81 (62.3)
130
MSc Community Dentistry
3 (13.6)
14 (63.6)
22
Medical Administration
0
3 (75.0)
4

Total
99(34.0)
178 (61.2)
291

Sumathipala et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2008 9:3   doi:10.1186/1472-6939-9-3