Table 2

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
Administrative support available	Yes	238	53.1
Training on the process of informed consent	No	300	67.0
Training on the process of informed consent	Yes	148	33.0