Table 3 Characteristics of populations in studies enrolling children (n = 79)
From: Operationalization of assent for research participation in pre-adolescent children: a scoping review
REB approval reported | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Yes | 74 (93.6) |
Not specified/unclear | 5 (6.4) |
Study settinga | |
Out-patient | 34 (43.0) |
Hospital | 20 (25.3) |
School | 18 (22.8) |
Community | 8 (10.1) |
Not reported | 2 (2.5) |
Otherb | 14 (17.7) |
Primary language spoken | |
English | 22 (27.7) |
French | 3 (3.8) |
Spanish | 4 (5.1) |
Other | 8 (10.1) |
Not clearly stated | 43 (54.4) |
Study patient population | |
Healthy children | 22 (27.7) |
Outpatient clinics | 16 (20.3) |
Hematology-oncology | 7 (8.9) |
Surgical | 7 (8.9) |
HIV infections | 5 (6.3) |
Dental | 4 (5.1) |
Hospital ward admissions | 2 (2.5) |
Emergency department | 4 (5.1) |
Otherc | 12 (15.2) |