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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (no. = 470)

From: Information disclosure in clinical informed consent: “reasonable” patient’s perception of norm in high-context communication culture

Age-mean (SD), yr

38.4 (12.5)

Gender-no. (%)

 

 Male

236 (50.2)

 Female

234 (49.8)

Procedure/surgery-no. (%)

 

 Had in previous 6 months

178 (37.9)

 Will have within 3 months

292 (62.1)

Education level-no. (%)

 

 Illiterate

15 (3.2)

 Primary school

28 (6.0)

 Intermediate school

44 (9.4)

 Secondary school

113 (24.2)

 College

55 (11.8)

 University

212 (45.4)

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BMC Medical Ethics

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