Table 2.
Lack of information on ethical approval in social sciences articles by disciplines
| Discipline | Social sciences (n = 200) | |
|---|---|---|
| Information missing | Odds ratio (95% conf. intervals) | |
| All | 54/200 (27%) | 1.00 |
| Sociology and relateda | 26/93; 31% | 1.05 (0.61;1.82) |
| Psychology and related | 10/32; 31% | 1.23 (0.55–2.76) |
| Alcohol and substance abuse | 1/12; 8% | 0.25 (0.03–1.95) |
| Education | 6/20; 30% | 1.16 (0.42–3.17) |
| Elderly | 0/25; 0% | 0.11 (0.01–0.82)c |
| Otherb | 11/18; 61% | 4.25 (1.57–11.5) |
Odds ratios for information on ethical approval missing, with 95% confidence intervals
aIncluding social work, criminology, work environment
bIncluding political science, economics, linguistics, sports research, communication, environmental research
c0 instances of missing information replaced by 1 to calculate odds ratio