Compliance with research ethics in epidemiological studies targeted to conflict-affected areas in Western Ethiopia: validity of informed consent (VIC) by information comprehension and voluntariness (ICV)

Table 4 Voluntarism status of previous research participants

Type of information	Response category	Frequency	Percentage with 95% CI	P-Value
Status of Voluntarism	Voluntary Participation	190	56.2% [51-61.5%]	0.001
	Felt pressurized ^*	97	28.7%
	Felt Subjected to influence^$	51	15.1%
Consenting Mechanism	Provided oral consent	306	90.6%[87.5-93.7%]	0.001
Consenting Mechanism	Provided written consent	32	9.4%
Consent for Biological Specimen (n = 160)	Informed Consent	120	75% [67.6-81.5%]	0.001
Consent for Biological Specimen (n = 160)	Uninformed Consent	40	25%

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