Evaluation of the surgical informed consent for elective and emergency surgeries in obstetrics and gynaecology in Saudi Arabia

Table 4 The association between the participants’ demographics and the importance aspect of SIC (the items presented here is the one that shows significant result)

Important topics to patient	Demographic characteristics
Important topics to patient	X²	P-value = > 0.05/ Adjusted	X²	P-value = > 0.05 Adjusted	X²	P-value = > 0.05 Adjusted
importance of having someone check patient understanding	Age
importance of having someone check patient understanding	21.7	0.001 0.008
importance of having an opportunity to ask questions	Education		Employment status		Nationality
importance of having an opportunity to ask questions	19.5	0.002 0.012	4.8	0.02 0.04	5.1	0.02 0.04
interest in knowing the details of the surgery	Nationality
interest in knowing the details of the surgery	3.7	0.05 0.1
knowledge of the possible complications	Age
knowledge of the possible complications	15.1	0.01 0.08
importance of having time alone before signing the SIC form	Education		Nationality
importance of having time alone before signing the SIC form	14.3	0.01 0.06	5.1	0.02 0.04

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