Organisational related factors of the informed consenting process for major surgical procedures among Gurage zone hospitals healthcare providers, Southern Ethiopia (n=448)
Variables | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
Working unit | Surgical ward | 146 | 32.6 |
Delivery ward | 63 | 14 | |
Gynaecology ward | 49 | 11 | |
Operation room | 162 | 36.2 | |
Surgical emergency | 28 | 6.2 | |
The average number of patientcarese per day patient cared per shift | ≤5 years | 149 | 33.3 |
10 years | 196 | 43.8 | |
>10 years | 103 | 23.0 | |
Time spent on the surgical consenting process | < 5 min | 81 | 18.1 |
5–10 min | 202 | 45.1 | |
11–20 min | 121 | 27.0 | |
30 min | 44 | 9.8 | |
The informed consent form contents are adequate and standard | No | 369 | 82.4 |
Yes | 79 | 17.6 | |
Administrative support available | No | 210 | 46.9 |
Yes | 238 | 53.1 | |
Training on the process of informed consent | No | 300 | 67.0 |
Yes | 148 | 33.0 |