Table 3.
Participants’ attitude-related responses
| Variables | n (%) |
| Do you agree with testing new drugs on patients? | |
| Yes | 558 (59.5) |
| No/not sure | 380 (40.5) |
| Do you agree with testing approved drugs on patients? | |
| Yes | 593 (63.2) |
| No/not sure | 345 (36.8) |
| Do you agree with testing new drugs on healthy volunteers? | |
| Yes | 286 (30.5) |
| No/not sure | 651 (69.5) |
| Do you agree with testing new drugs on paediatric patients? | |
| Yes | 452 (48.2) |
| No/not sure | 485 (51.8) |
| Do you agree with testing approved drugs on paediatric patients? | |
| Yes | 528 (56.4) |
| No/not sure | 409 (43.7) |
| Do you agree with participating/having a family member participate in clinical trials? | |
| Yes | 252 (26.9) |
| Possibly | 395 (42.2) |
| No/not sure | 290 (31.0) |
| What is your perception regarding clinical trials? | |
| Not important | 41 (4.4) |
| Very important for drug development | 682 (72.7) |
| Important only for pharmaceutical companies to earn money | 54 (5.8) |
| Not sure | 161 (17.2) |
| Are you willing to learn about clinical trials? | |
| Yes | 814 (86.8) |
| No | 124 (13.2) |
| Do you trust research teams? | |
| Yes | 629 (67.1) |
| No/not sure | 309 (32.9) |
| Attitude score out of 100 (9 questions) | 61.5± 28.0 |