Table 4.
Factors associated with knowledge of electronic informed consent
| Variables | N (%) | Median (IQR) | a p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 547 (100) | 8 (6–8) | N/A |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 264 (48) | 8 (5–8) | 0.233 |
| Female | 283 (52) | 8 (6–8) | |
| Residency | |||
| Urban | 455 (83) | 8 (6–8) | 0.440 |
| Rural | 92 (17) | 8 (4–8) | |
| Current job status | |||
| Student | 92 (17) | 8 (5–8) | 0.323 |
| Unemployed | 36 (6) | 7 (1–8) | |
| Part-time employment | 53 (10) | 8 (6–8) | |
| Full-time employment | 366 (67) | 8 (5–8) | |
| Annual per capita household disposable income level | |||
| Low (<7400 CNY) | 115 (21) | 8 (3–8) | 0.278 |
| Lower-middle (7400 – 16000 CNY) | 85 (16) | 8 (5–8) | |
| Middle (16000 – 25000 CNY) | 128 (23) | 8 (6–8) | |
| Upper-middle (25000 – 39000 CNY) | 124 (23) | 8 (6–8) | |
| High (39000 – 75000 CNY) | 95 (17) | 8 (7–8) | |
| Level of education | |||
| Less than high school | 36 (7) | 5 (0–8) | 0.000* |
| High school | 148 (27) | 8 (5–8) | |
| College | 269 (49) | 8 (6–8) | |
| Postgraduate | 94 (17) | 8 (7–8) | |
| Previously participated in a clinical trial | |||
| Yes | 170 (31) | 8 (6–8) | 0.192 |
| No | 377 (69) | 8 (6–8) | |
| Awareness of electronic informed consent | |||
| Never heard of it | 237 (43) | 7 (4–8) | 0.000* |
| Heard of it but not very familiar | 219 (40) | 8 (7–8) | |
| Heard of it and familiar | 91 (17) | 8 (8–8) | |
| Preferred device to use for electronic informed consent | |||
| Mobile device (mobile phone/tablet) | 476 (87) | 8 (6–8) | 0.293 |
| PC device (desktop computer) | 71 (13) | 8 (6–8) |
a
Mann-whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used
*
Statistically significant
IQR = Interquartile range