TABLE 2.
Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Clinical Trials
Variable | No. of responses (%) |
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Knowledge of the term “clinical trials” (n = 33 respondents) | |
Never heard of clinical trials | 7 (21) |
Heard of clinical trials | 26 (79) |
But lacked any knowledge | 16 (62) |
And had some knowledge | 5 (19) |
And had lots of knowledge | 4 (15) |
But no data regarding the scope of understanding | 1 (4) |
Attitudes toward clinical trials (n = 17 respondents) | |
Used as a human guinea pig | 12 (71) |
The last resort | 11 (65) |
More suffering | 6 (35) |
Prefer safer treatments | 2 (12) |