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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants

From: South African traditional values and beliefs regarding informed consent and limitations of the principle of respect for autonomy in African communities: a cross-cultural qualitative study

 

Age (years)

Race

Gender

Field

Participant 1

64

White

Female

Clinical Research Laboratory

Participant 2

38

Indian

Female

Clinical Trials

Participant 3

72

Indian

Female

Pediatric Nephrology

Participant 4

53

African

Female

Chair BREC

Participant 5

46

African

Female

Medical Technologist in Clinical Pathology

Participant 6

39

African

Male

Gynaecologist

Participant 7

57

White

Male

Medical Researcher

Participant 8

56

African

Male

Medical ethics, informed consent, and Traditional Medicine

Participant 9

37

African

Male

General Practitioner

Participant 10

65

White

Male

Bioethics Committee

Participant 11

34

Coloureda

Male

Medical Law

Participant 12

74

White

Male

Medical Law

  1. aThe term ‘Coloured/s’ is a non-derogatory term used to describe a multiracial ethnic group native to Southern Africa, with ancestry from more than one of the various populations inhabiting the region, including Khoisan, Bantu, White, Austronesian, East Asian, or South Asian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloureds [62]