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Table 1 Documentation of ERC approval and consent in different fields of study

From: Ethics Review Committee approval and informed consent: an analysis of biomedical publications originating from Sri Lanka

 

Documentation of ERC approval (%)

Documentation of obtaining consent (%)

Total

MD Community Dentistry

4 (100)

4 (100.0)

4

MD Community Medicine

35 (48.6)

32 (44.4)

72

MD Microbiology

14 (48.3)

21 (72.4)

29

MD Family Medicine

5 (45.5)

7 (63.6)

11

MD Gyn & Obs

7 (36.8)

16 (84.2)

19

MSc Community Medicine

31 (23.8)

81 (62.3)

130

MSc Community Dentistry

3 (13.6)

14 (63.6)

22

Medical Administration

0

3 (75.0)

4

Total

99(34.0)

178 (61.2)

291