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Table 2 What would happen if you chose to stop your participation at any time?

From: Post-consent assessment of dental subjects' understanding of informed consent in oral health research in Nigeria

Response

N

%

Nothing would happen

34

30.1

My Doctor (the researcher) would not be happy with me

10

8.8

I don't know

8

7.1

Could be a bad decision for me clinically

38

33.6

Others

23

20.4

"I might regret not utilizing the opportunity for the free treatment"

  

"How can I stop participation when I have come to seek medical help?"

  

"I would discourage others who want to join"

  

"I would spoil their work."

  

"It is compulsory"

  

"It shows that there is no reason for my coming"

  

"It is a research work, I can't stop"

  

"I would be insulting the Doctors by stopping"

  

"I would have cheated myself"

  

"It shows that I'm not serious"

  

"I can't stop because Doctor is doing something good"

  

"I would go back with the problem I came with"

  

"Doctor would go away"

  

"I can't say I would stop participation since I chose to come for my health sake"

  

"My conscience would not allow me because it is helpful"

  

"I want to know what they are doing" etc