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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 9.
Published in final edited form as: East Mediterr Health J. 2014 Mar 13;20(2):90–98.

Table 5.

Respondents' comfort level regarding aspects of being enrolled in randomized, double-blinded research: percentage of respondents who would feel somewhat or very comfortable with the situation

Item All participants (n = 120) Sex Educational level Income (JD)
Men (n = 47) Women (n = 73) School (n = 22) College/university (n = 98) < 500 (n = 44) ≥ 500 (n = 76)
% % % % % % %
I will not have a choice as to which drug I will receive 37.3 42.5 34.3 55.0 33.3 42.9 33.8
I will not know whether I am taking the standard drug or the experimental drug 27.9 39.0 21.4* 25.0 28.6 28.6 27.5
My doctor will not know which drug I will be taking 17.3 25.0 12.9 25.0 15.6 19.0 16.2
*

P < 0.05.

JD = Jordanian dinars.