Table 6 Compliance of articles with research participant protection guidelines vs type of journal
From: Compliance with research participant protection guidelines by Nigerian medical journals
Research participant protection item | Type of journal | X2 (p value) | |
|---|---|---|---|
General medical No (%)* | Specialty No (%)** | ||
Ethical approval | 6.442 (0.011)*** | ||
Yes | 213 (79.8) | 55 (66.3) | |
No | 54 (20.2) | 28 (33.7) | |
Declaration of Helsinki | |||
Yes | 41 (15.4) | 9 (10.8) | 1.053 (0.305) |
No | 226 (84.6) | 74 (89.2) | |
Informed consent | |||
Yes | 185 (69.3) | 52 (62.7) | 1.276 (0.259) |
No | 82 (30.7) | 31 (37.3) | |