ArticleBMC nursing2024
Informed consent practice and associated factors among healthcare professionals in public hospitals of Southern Ethiopia, 2023: a mixed-method study.
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- Perceptions, practices, and barriers in surgical informed consent: A cross-sectional study from Sudan: Surgical Informed Consent in Sudan.Surgery in practice and science · 2025Article
- Ethical Issues in International Research in Pediatric Psychology: Challenges and Opportunities.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2025Article
- Knowledge and associated factors of patients toward informed consent in obstetric and gynecologic surgical procedures at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients may sign a consent form before the specific treatment is offered for a variety of reasons, including during an outpatient appointment. Healthcare professionals must obtain consent from patients or other legal persons before providing any treatment or performing any procedures. But, little attention has been given to the informed consent process in Ethiopia.
objectiveTo assess informed consent practice and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia public hospitals from January, 2023.
methodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional mixed-method study was conducted among 399 healthcare professionals. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used to select healthcare professionals for quantitative and qualitative studies respectively. Data for both studies were collected using self-administered questionnaire and key informant interview respectively. EpiDataV4.6 and the Statistical Package for the Social Science was used for entry and analysis of quantitative data. OpenCode software was used for thematic analysis for qualitative data.
results339 respondents were included in the study, with a response rate of 94.3%. The good practice of informed consent among the healthcare professionals is 53.1%. There was a significant association between the good practice of informed consent and being male [AOR: 0.003 (95% CI: 0.000-0.017)], working in a comprehensive specialized hospital [AOR: 4.775 (95% CI: 1.45-15.74)] and in-service training [AOR: 0.038 (95% CI: 0.013-0.114)]. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: More than half of healthcare professionals had good practices for informed consent. However, it is critical to plan and intervene various strategies with the goal of improving knowledge and attitude toward informed consent.
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