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Table 3 Special situations for informing and informed consent

From: Population attitudes towards research use of health care registries: a population-based survey in Finland

In what kind of cases there is no need to inform about the research use of your information?

Women %

Men %

Total %

If the research topic is of public health importance

52.8

35.4

46.4

If the study is a continuation to a previous study of which you have already been informed about

57.3

58.3

57.2

If a government research centre, a university, or some other reliable organization is in charge of the study

52.8

43.8

49.3

If the amount of study participants is so high that informing all of them is extremely difficult

56.2

45.8

52.2

Other

4.5

2.1

3.6

In what kind of cases would you like to be asked for your personal consent for participation?

Women %

Men %

Total %

If the research topic or the information used for it are sensitive

74.6

68.0

72.6

If the research results might stigmatize a group of people

55.3

44.0

51.8

If the practical applicability of the study is unclear

38.6

34.0

37.2

If the research topic is not of public health importance

36.0

40.0

37.2

Other

2.6

4.0

3.0