Table 3 Respondents’ knowledge towards informed consent at Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia 2020
Questioners | Frequency and percentage | |
|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |
Signing the consent form is a legal requirement | 268 (72%) | 104 (28%) |
Signing the consent form does remove your right to Compensation | 216 (58.1%) | 156 (41.9%) |
Have the right to change your mind after signing consent? | 74 9 (19.9%) | 298 (80.1%) |
If you are not able to sign the consent form, the operation couldn’t do? | 285 (76.6%) | 87 (23.4%) |
If you refuse to sign the consent form, the operation couldn’t do even you die? | 293 (78.8%) | 79 (21.2%) |
If you can't sign the consent form, your next of kin can sign on your behalf? | 319 (85%) | 53 (14.2%) |
After consent, the doctor can do anything different from what was on the form as s/he wants? | 289 (77.7%) | 83 (22.3%) |
A Doctor cannot do anything different from what was on the form unless it is lifesaving? | 342 (91.9%) | 30 (8.1%) |