Table 2 Organizational factors influencing practice of informed consent among healthcare professionals working in public hospitals in wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia, January, 2023 (n=399)
Factors | Frequency(n) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
In-service training | Yes | 208 | 52.1 |
No | 191 | 47.9 | |
Working unit | Medical ward | 86 | 21.6 |
Surgical ward | 83 | 20.8 | |
Pediatrics ward | 57 | 14.3 | |
Obs/Gyn ward | 27 | 6.8 | |
Emergency ward | 64 | 16.0 | |
ICU | 36 | 9.0 | |
OPD | 39 | 9.8 | |
Others | 7 | 1.8 | |
Time spent for consenting | < 5 min | 68 | 17.0 |
5–10 min | 105 | 26.3 | |
11–20 min | 110 | 27.6 | |
21–30 min | 55 | 13.8 | |
> 30 min | 61 | 15.3 | |
Availability of institutional policy/regulation | Yes | 226 | 56.6 |
No | 173 | 43.4 | |
Administrative support | Yes | 185 | 46.4 |
No | 214 | 53.6 | |
Adequate informed consent content | Yes | 167 | 41.9 |
No | 232 | 58.1 | |
Number of patients cared per shift | < 5 patient | 80 | 20.1 |
6–10 Patient | 164 | 41.1 | |
> 10 patient | 155 | 38.8 |