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Table 5 Is informed consent necessary for children?

From: Attitude towards informed consent practice in a developing country: a community-based assessment of the role of educational status

 

Educational status

 
 

University/polytechnic

Secondary

Primary

No formal education

Total

 

N = 359

N = 1466

N = 225

N = 351

N = 2401

Yes

253 [70.5%]

979 [66.8%]

80 [35.6%]

83 [23.6%]

1395 [58.1%]

No

106 [29.5%]

487 [33.2%]

145 [64.4%]

268 [76.4%]

1006 [41.9%]

  1. χ 2 for trend = 250.85, P = < 0.01 [significant].
  2. The acceptance to obtain consent for children is significantly higher with increasing education.
  3. (P < 0.01).