Informed consent practice and associated factors among healthcare professionals in public hospitals of Southern Ethiopia, 2023: a mixed-method study.

Autor: Bolado GN; Adult Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, Ethiopia. getachewnigussie4@gmail.com., Ataro BA; Adult Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, Ethiopia., Feleke MG; Adult Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, Ethiopia., Gadabo CK; Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, Ethiopia., Kebamo TE; Department of Medical Laboratory, School of Nursing, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, Ethiopia., Minuta WM; Department of Public Health, Jinka University, Jinka, Ethiopia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC nursing [BMC Nurs] 2024 Jan 30; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 77. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 30.
DOI: 10.1186/s12912-024-01748-9
Abstrakt: Background: Patients may sign a consent form before the specific treatment is offered for a variety of reasons, including during an outpatient appointment. Healthcare professionals must obtain consent from patients or other legal persons before providing any treatment or performing any procedures. But, little attention has been given to the informed consent process in Ethiopia.
Objective: To assess informed consent practice and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia public hospitals from January, 2023.
Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional mixed-method study was conducted among 399 healthcare professionals. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used to select healthcare professionals for quantitative and qualitative studies respectively. Data for both studies were collected using self-administered questionnaire and key informant interview respectively. EpiDataV4.6 and the Statistical Package for the Social Science was used for entry and analysis of quantitative data. OpenCode software was used for thematic analysis for qualitative data.
Results: 339 respondents were included in the study, with a response rate of 94.3%. The good practice of informed consent among the healthcare professionals is 53.1%. There was a significant association between the good practice of informed consent and being male [AOR: 0.003 (95% CI: 0.000-0.017)], working in a comprehensive specialized hospital [AOR: 4.775 (95% CI: 1.45-15.74)] and in-service training [AOR: 0.038 (95% CI: 0.013-0.114)].
Conclusion and Recommendations: More than half of healthcare professionals had good practices for informed consent. However, it is critical to plan and intervene various strategies with the goal of improving knowledge and attitude toward informed consent.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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