Table 2.

Response based on themes

Themes and related questions	Response	Percentage
Awareness and participation
Have you heard about clinical research?	210/400	52.5
From whom did you hear about clinical research?	Doctor - 46/210	21.9
	Media - 37/210	17.6
	Internet - 17/210	8.09
	Relatives - 18/210	8.5
	Friends - 17/210	8.09
	Colleagues - 10/210	4.76
	Other sources like company training, school, etc., - 24/210	11.42
	Multiple sources - 41/210	52
Are you willing to participate in clinical trials?	Yes - 238/400 (59.5%)	59.5
If yes, what type of study would you like to participate?	Noninterventional - 101/238	42.43
	Low-risk observational studies like single blood draw - 28/238	11.76
	Multiple visit interventional study - 30/238	12.60
	Multiple types of studies - 75/238	31.51
If No, can you state a reason	Concern about safety - 57/157	36.30
	Lack of time - 30/157	19.10
	Lack of trust - 13/157	8.29
Voluntariness and autonomy
Participation in research is entirely voluntary	True - 359/400	89.8
Would you have to take permission from someone else to participate in research?	Yes - 196/400	49
If yes who would it be?	Family members - 139/196	70.91
Confidentiality
Confidentiality is a matter of importance to research participants	Yes - 324/400	81
Compensation
Participants in clinical research get adequate compensation for any adverse outcomes	Not aware - 180/400	45
	No - 103/400	25.75
	Yes - 112/400	28
	Not answered - 05/400	1.25
Safety
Human participants in clinical research are treated like experimental animals (“human Guinea Pigs”)	64/400	16
Researchers make sure research is safe for participants.	223/400	55.8
Importance of clinical research
Clinical research benefits society	342/400	85.5