Knowledge of surgical informed consent and associated factors among patients undergone obstetric and gynecologic surgery at Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2020: an institutional based cross-sectional study

ConclusionThe overall level of knowledge regarding informed consent for surgerywas significantly lower than that of other national and international figures. Patient satisfaction and patientto provider relationships were associated with knowledge of surgical informed consent. Adequate information should provide before surgery to improve patients ’ knowledge regarding surgical informed consent and to improve the consent process to make it better suited to fit the needs of all patients.
Source: Perioperative Medicine - Category: Surgery Source Type: research