From: Patient satisfaction with surgical informed consent at Jimma Medical Center, Ethiopia
Variables | Category | Satisfaction status | COR 95% CI | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Satisfied | Dissatisfied | ||||
Age | < 35 | 138 | 186 | 1 | |
≥ 35 | 22 | 26 | 0.877 (0.477–1.612) | 0.672 | |
Educational status | Illiterate | 37 | 44 | 1 | |
Literate | 123 | 168 | 1.149 (0.700–1.885) | 0.584 | |
Marital status | Single | 26 | 24 | 1** | |
Marriage | 128 | 182 | 0.649 (0.357–1.182) | 0.158 | |
Widowed-divorce | 6 | 6 | 0.923 (0.262–3.255) | 0.901 | |
Residence | Rural | 45 | 85 | 1** | 0.017 |
Urban | 115 | 127 | 1.710 (1.101–2.658) | ||
Occupation | Housewife | 77 | 91 | 1** | |
Private employee | 10 | 23 | 0.514 (0.230–1.146) | 0.104 | |
Government employee | 38 | 30 | 1.497 (0.849–2.639) | 0.163 | |
Merchant | 12 | 17 | 0.834 (0.375–1.855) | 0.657 | |
Farmer | 18 | 38 | 0.560 (0.296–1.059) | 0.075 | |
Student | 5 | 13 | 0.455 (0.155–1.332) | 0.151 | |
Monthly income | < 500 | 49 | 61 | 1 | |
501–1500 | 23 | 42 | 0.682 (0.362–1.283) | 0.265 | |
1501–2500 | 31 | 40 | 0.965 (0.529–1.760) | 0.907 | |
2501–3500 | 15 | 28 | 0.667 (0.321–1.386) | 0.278 | |
3501–4500 | 12 | 10 | 1.494 (0.596–3.747) | 0.392 | |
> 4501 | 30 | 31 | 1.205 (0.643–2.256) | 0.561 | |
Parity | Null | 4 | 10 | 1** | |
Prim-para | 64 | 96 | 0.600(0.180–1.996) | 0.405 | |
Multipara | 92 | 106 | 0.461(0.140–1.519) | 0.203 | |
Schedule of surgery | Emergency/unplanned | 105 | 172 | 1** | 0.001 |
Elective /planned | 55 | 40 | 2.252 (1.402–3.619) | ||
Previous medical Hx | No | 143 | 187 | 1 | |
Yes | 17 | 25 | 0.870 (0.260–6.575) | 0.725 | |
Previous Surgical history | Yes | 48 | 55 | 1.223 (0.775–1.932) | 0.387 |
No | 112 | 157 | 1 | ||
Referred history | Yes | 103 | 155 | 1** | 0.071 |
No | 57 | 57 | 1.505 (0.966–2.345) | ||
written consent form version | Defer from mother tongue | 40 | 84 | 1** | 0.009 |
In mother tongue | 109 | 125 | 1.831 (1.161–2.889) | ||
Consent request by | ob-gyn specialist | 33 | 11 | 4.800 (1.690–13.634) | 0.003 |
GP or resident | 117 | 185 | 1.012 (0.444–2.305) | 0.978 | |
Midwives /nurse | 10 | 16 | 1** | ||
Timing of consent | the day before the date of surgery | 45 | 20 | 3.150 (0.891–11.136) | 0.075 |
on the day of surgery | 33 | 54 | 0.856 (0.251–2.917) | 0.803 | |
immediately before surgery | 77 | 131 | 0.823 (0.252–2.682) | 0.746 | |
on the operation table | 5 | 7 | 1** | ||
Time spent to decide | < 1 h | 147 | 196 | 0.923 (0.431–1.979) | 0.837 |
≥ 1 h | 13 | 16 | 1 | ||
Time spent to provide informed consent | < 5 min | 72 | 159 | 1** | |
5–10 min | 44 | 32 | 3.036 (1.781–5.178) | 0.001 | |
> 10 min | 44 | 21 | 4.627 (2.566–8.345) | 0.001 | |
who sign on the informed consent form | Self | 146 | 206 | 1** | .017 |
Parent/spouse | 14 | 6 | 3.292 (1.236–8.768) | ||
Knowledge towards SIC | Poor knowledge | 118 | 169 | 1** | 0.176 |
Good knowledge | 42 | 43 | 1.399 (0.861–2.274) | ||
Patient to healthcare provider relationship | Poor | 47 | 146 | 1** | 0.001 |
Good | 113 | 66 | 5.319 (3.400–8.320) |