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Table 2 Reasons for acceptance or refusal to participate in medical research for the overall population

From: Willingness to participate in health research: Tunisian survey

 

n (%)

Reasons for acceptance n = 891

 Altruism

356 (33.3)

 Health care improvement

356 (33.3)

 Help patients

44 (4.9)

 Other reasons

153 (28.5)

Reasons for refusal n = 209

 Risk of harmful effects

138 (66.0)

 Distrust

44 (21.0)

 Researchs are useless

12 (5.7)

 Others reasons

15 (7.3)