Researchers’ views on, and experiences with, the requirement to obtain informed consent in research involving human participants: a qualitative study

Table 1 Interview participant demographics

	Number (%)
Total participants	23 (100)
Gender
Male	8 (35)
Female	15 (65)
Experience obtaining informed consent (years)
0–5	5 (22)
5–10	4 (17)
> 10	14 (61)
Affiliated institution^a
Hospital	11 (48)
Research Institute	8 (35)
University	14 (61)
HREC member^b
Yes	3 (13)
Highest level of education
Bachelors	2 (9)
Graduate Diploma/Masters	10 (43)
PhD and above	11 (48)

^aPercentages > 100%, as some researchers were affiliated with more than one institute
^bMembership of Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) was not explicitly asked, only researchers who mentioned in passing that they were members of HRECs were noted

ISSN: 1472-6939