Table 2 Lack of information on ethical approval in social sciences articles by disciplines

All

54/200 (27%)

1.00

Sociology and related^a

26/93; 31%

1.05 (0.61;1.82)

Psychology and related

10/32; 31%

1.23 (0.55–2.76)

Alcohol and substance abuse

1/12; 8%

0.25 (0.03–1.95)

Education

6/20; 30%

1.16 (0.42–3.17)

Elderly

0/25; 0%

0.11 (0.01–0.82)^c

Other^b

11/18; 61%

4.25 (1.57–11.5)