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Table 3 Service-related factors of patient-health care providers’ relationship at Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia 2020

From: Patient-health care provider relationship during preoperative care in obstetric and gynecologic surgeries at Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia: patient’s perspective

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percent

Is consent form written with mother tongue

Yes

234

62.9

No

124

33.3

Consent requested by

Ob-gyn specialist

44

11.8

General practitioner/resident

302

81.2

Midwife/nurse

26

7.0

Timing of consent

The day before the date of surgery

65

17.5

On the day of surgery

87

23.4

Immediately before surgery

208

55.9

On the operation table

12

3.2

Time taken to provide informed consent

< 5 min

231

62.1

5–10 min

76

20.4

> 10 min

65

17.5

Consent time

Early

343

92.2

Delay

29

7.8