Table 4 Distribution of participants according to reasons motivating the lack of briefing note presentation before obtaining consent from study participants (N = 110)
Reasons | Number (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Unknown | |
Fear of high rate of participation refusal | 2 (1.8) | 8 (7.3) | 100 (90.9) |
Participants’ inability or difficulty to understand the briefing note | 10 (9.1) | 3 (2.7) | 97 (88.2) |
Difficulty to explain technical words in plain language for participants | 10 (9.1) | 3 (2.7) | 97 (88.2) |
Difficulty to translate the briefing note in local languages for illiterate participants | 10 (9.1) | 4 (3.6) | 96 (87.3) |
Others | 5 (4.5) | 3 (2.7) | 102 (92.7) |