Patients’ Experience on Practice and Applicability of Informed Consent in Traditional Medical Practice in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants (N = 129).

Characteristics	Number (n)	Percentage
Age group (in years)
18–25	13	10.1
26–35	50	38.8
36–45	38	29.5
46 and above	28	21.7
Relationship to patient
Self	127	98.4
Parent	2	1.6
Guardian	0	0.0
Gender
Male	49	38.0
Female	80	62.0
Marital status
Married	38	29.5
Single	81	62.8
Divorced	8	6.2
Separated	2	1.6
Language spoken
English speakers
No	118	91.5
Yes	11	8.5
IsiZulu speakers
No	0	0.0
Yes	129	100.0
Level of education
Primary	4	3.1
Secondary	62	48.1
Tertiary	63	48.8
Occupation
Unemployed	47	36.4
Self-employed	20	15.5
Employed	62	48.1
Monthly earnings (Rand)
No earnings	38	29.5
Less than R1000	7	5.4
Between R1001 and 3000	9	7.0
Between R3001 and 5000	1	0.8
Between R5001 and 10,000	9	7.0
Over R10,000	13	10.1
Do not know/no disclosure	52	40.3