ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021
Practice and Factors Associated with Informed Consenting Process for Major Surgical Procedures Among Health-Care Workers, South Eastern Ethiopia.
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Abstract
backgroundMedical malpractice, poor patient outcome and medical suits among health-care workers result from improper consenting practices. Therefore, this study aimed to assess practice and factors associated with the informed consenting process for major surgical procedures among health-care workers in public hospitals of Bale Zone, South Eastern Ethiopia.
methodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 9 to 24, 2020, among all nurses, midwives, doctors (general physicians, surgeons, gynecologists), emergency surgery officers, anesthetists) who were working at Bale Zone public hospitals during the study period. A self-administered pretested questionnaire was employed. Variables with a p-value of less than 0.25 (age group, sex, educational profession, working unit, work experience, adequate content of consent form, training on informed consent, policy/regulation in institution, administrative support, average number of patient cared per shift, time spent for consent process, knowledge, attitude) at 95% confidence interval in the binary logistic regression analysis were considered for multivariable regression model to control for possible confounding effect.
resultsOf the total sample size (639 health-care workers), 621 (97.2%) were included in this study, of which 311 (50.1%, 95% CI: 46.1-53.8) practiced proper informed consent during major surgical procedures. Being age above 35 (AOR: 3.032, 95% CI: 1.148-8.010), male (AOR: 1.607, 95% CI: 1.047-2.465), above 10 years of working experience (AOR: 2.339, 95% CI: 1.104-4.955), adequate content of consent form (AOR: 2.785, 95% CI: 1.772-4.377), having training on informed consent (AOR: 2.305, 95% CI: 1.204-4.414), spending more time (>30minutes) for consent process (AOR: 3.014, 95% CI: 1.095-8.298), having good knowledge (AOR: 1.808, 95% CI: 1.195-2.737) and favorable attitude (AOR: 2.188, 95% CI: 1.456-3.287) were significantly associated with good informed consent practice.
conclusionOnly half of health-care workers practiced good informed consent. Further emphasis needs to be given to improve consent practice.
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