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

Table 3

Association between IC scores and demographic factors.

	IC score				Total	value
	Low (<3)		High (≥3)
	N	%	N	%
Age of respondent (in years)
18–25	3	23.1	10	76.9	13	0.54
26–35	18	36.0	32	64.0	50
36–45	11	28.9	27	71.1	38
46 and above	6	21.4	22	78.6	28
Gender
Male	12	24.5	37	75.5	49	0.33
Female	26	32.5	54	67.5	80
Marital status
Single	31	38.3	50	61.7	81	0.004
Married/divorced/separated	7	14.6	41	85.4	48
Level of education
Primary	4	100.0	0	0.0	4	0.005
Secondary	14	22.6	48	77.4	62
Tertiary	20	31.7	43	68.3	63
Occupation
Employed	11	17.7	51	82.3	62	0.02
Unemployed	18	38.3	29	61.7	47
Self-employed	9	45.0	11	55.0	20

Note: A value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.