Open AccessPractice and Factors Associated with Informed Consenting Process for Major Surgical Procedures Among Health-Care Workers, South Eastern Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Wogene Negash,
Nega Assefa,
Negga Baraki,
Tara Wilfong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s338243
Subject(s) - medicine , informed consent , family medicine , logistic regression , health care , malpractice , confidence interval , cross sectional study , odds ratio , public health , nursing , alternative medicine , pathology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Medical malpractice, poor patient outcome and medical suits among health-care workers result from improper consenting practices. Therefore, this study aimed to assess practice and factors associated with the informed consenting process for major surgical procedures among health-care workers in public hospitals of Bale Zone, South Eastern Ethiopia.