Table 3 Effect of formal education, history of informed consent signed before, residence, and type of surgery on patient knowledge towards informed consent in Ethiopia; systematic review and meta-analysis
Study | Estimated effect | 95% CI | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Formal education | Lemmu et al. (2018) | 4.80 | 0.05, 483.78 | 3.20 |
Daniel et al. (2022) | 3.26 | 1.30, 8.17 | 80.80 | |
Kebede et al. (2020) | 0.92 | 0.12, 7.22 | 16.00 | |
Pooled effect | 2.69 | 1.18, 6.15 | 100 | |
Residence | Lemmu et al. (2018) | 4.70 | 0.12, 187.93 | 12.43 |
Daniel et al. (2022) | 0.25 | 0.00, 12.81 | 10.82 | |
Nurhusien Nuru Yesuf et al. (2018) | 1.52 | 0.18, 12.62 | 37.76 | |
Kebede et al. (2020) | 0.69 | 0.09, 5.54 | 38.99 | |
Pooled effect | 1.06 | 0.29, 3.87 | 100 | |
Informed consent signed before | Daniel et al. (2020) | 4.06 | 0.70, 23.52 | 52.26 |
Nurhusien Nuru Yesuf et al. (2018) | 2.20 | 0.12, 41,57 | 18.92 | |
Tsegahun Amilaku et al. (2022) | 4.21 | 0.36, 45.87 | 28.13 | |
Pooled effect | 3.65 | 1.02, 13.11 | 100 | |
Type of surgery | Lemmu et al. (2018) | 0.96 | 0.07, 13.08 | 39.54 |
Kebede et al. (2020) | 0.73 | 0.09, 6.08 | 60.46 | |
Pooled effect | 0.81 | 0.16, 4.21 | 100 | |