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

Table 5

Surgical patients’ knowledge and understanding of informed consent in Dessie City Administration public hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 422).

Variables	Category
	Yes (%)	No (%)
Signing surgical informed consent previously	91 (21.6)	331 (78.4)
Reading the surgical informed consent form	106 (25.1)	316 (74.9)
Knowing the operating surgeon	206 (48.8)	216 (51.2)
Knowing the reason for surgery	386 (91.5)	36 (8.5)
Knowing the type/nature of surgery done	307 (72.7)	115 (27.3)
Knowing the options of alternative treatment	266 (63.0)	156 (37.0)
Knowing the anesthesia risks	201 (47.6)	221 (52.4)
Knowing the risks and complications of surgery	210 (49.8)	212 (50.2)
Knowing the expected time the surgery will take	80 (19.0)	342 (81.0)
Knowing the postoperative care	346 (82.0)	76 (18.0)
Knowing what to eat after surgery	330 (78.2)	92 (21.8)
Knowing when to resume working	170 (40.3)	252 (59.7)
Knowing the cost of treatment	59 (14.0)	363 (86.0)