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Table 4 Factors associated with receipt of the components of surgical informed consent, Hawassa, 2016

From: Surgical informed consent in obstetric and gynecologic surgeries: experience from a comprehensive teaching hospital in Southern Ethiopia

Variables

Received at least six SIC components

Crude odds ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted odds ratio (95%CI)

Yes

No

Age in completed years

 15–24

13

53

Ref.

Ref.

 25–34

39

86

1.8 (0.9, 3.8)

1.1 (0.4, 3.1)

 35–44

7

19

1.5 (0.5, 4.3)

1.8 (0.4, 8.4)

 45 and above

2

10

0.8 (0.2, 4.2)

0.2 (0.1, 4.6)

Educational level

 No formal education

7

45

Ref.

Ref.

 Some primary education

12

36

2.1 (0.8, 6.0)

2.4 (0.6, 10.4)

 Completed grade 8

2

16

0.8 (0.2, 4.3)

0.9 (0.1, 7.8)

 Some secondary education

2

23

0.6 (0.1, 2.9)

0.4 (0.1, 3.4)

 Completed grade 12

3

20

1.0 (0.2, 4.1)

0.7 (0.1, 4.5)

 College and above

35

29

7.8 (3.0, 19.8)

1.8 (0.3, 10.5)

Marital status

 Single

0

7

Ref.

Ref.

 Married

61

151

 Separated

0

5

 Divorced

0

1

 Widowed

0

5

Religion

 Christian Protestant

27

63

Ref.

Ref.

 Christian Orthodox

23

38

1.4 (0.7, 2.8)

1.2 (0.5, 3.2)

 Muslim

10

64

0.4 (0.2, 0.8)

0.4 (0.1, 1.3)

 Others

1

4

0.6 (0.1, 5.5)

0.4 (0.1, 13.0)

Occupation

 Housewife

17

105

Ref.

Ref.

 Farmer

4

12

2.1 (0.6, 7.1)

1.2 (0.2, 6.9)

 Private employee

7

6

7.2 (2.1, 24.0)

1.3 (0.2, 7.7)

 Government employee

19

19

6.2 (2.7, 14.0)

1.2 (0.3, 5.7)

 Private business

14

25

3.5 (1.5, 7.9)

1.1 (0.3, 3.8)

Monthly income

  < 845 Birr

2

15

Ref.

Ref.

  ≥ 845 Birr

57

92

4.5 (1.0, 21.1)

3.9 (0.6, 25.8)

Referred from other health facility

 Yes

30

132

Ref.

Ref.

 No

31

37

3.7 (2.0, 6.9)

2.3 (0.9, 5.8)

Schedule of surgery

 Elective

32

73

Ref.

Ref.

 Emergency

29

96

0.7 (0.4, 1.2)

1.7 (0.7, 4.0)

Timing of counseling for informed consent

 The day before date of surgery

11

15

Ref.

Ref.

 On the day of surgery

9

10

1.2 (0.4, 4.0)

0.2 (0.1, 1.3)

 Immediately before surgery

41

111

0.5 (0.2, 1.2)

0.1 (0.02, 0.6)

 On the operation table

0

19