Research Article

Patient Perception of Informed Consent and Its Associated Factors among Surgical Patients Attending Public Hospitals in Dessie City Administration, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 3

Service-related characteristics of surgical patients in Dessie City Administration public hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 422).

VariableCategoryFrequencyPercent (%)

Language of written informed consentMother tongue40796.4
Another language153.6

Healthcare worker who explains surgical informed consent processNurse23856.4
Intern296.9
Surgeon15536.7

Time of taking consentOn the day before surgery4610.9
On the day of surgery14434.1
Immediately before surgery23154.7
On the operation table10.2

Signee of informed consentSelf37689.1
Parent/spouse286.6
Relatives184.3

Time taken to provide informed consent<5 minutes40696.2
5–10 minutes153.6
>10 minute10.2