From: Impact of gender on the decision to participate in a clinical trial: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Female | Male | χ 2 | p | OR | IC (95%) |
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Friends | ||||||
Influenced | 43 (45,3%) | 10 (20,8%) | 8,15 | 0, 006 | 3,14 | 1,45 – 7,03 |
Not influenced | 52 (54,7%) | 38 (79,2%) | ||||
Family (Spouse) | ||||||
Influenced | 58 (61,1%) | 15 (26,7%) | 11,33 | 0, 001 | 3,44 | 1,65-7,20 |
Not influenced | 37 (38,9%) | 33 (73,3%) | ||||
Researcher | ||||||
Influenced | 83 (91,7%) | 32 (66,7%) | 8,67 | 0, 001 | 3,45 | 1,47 – 8,11 |
Not influenced | 12 (8,3%) | 16 (33,3%) | ||||
Meetings | ||||||
Influenced | 75 (78,9%) | 33 (68,8%) | 1,79 | 0,18 | 1,70 | 0,78 – 3,70 |
Not influenced | 20 (21,1%) | 15 (31,2%) | ||||
Learning about the disease | ||||||
Influenced | 74 (85,4%) | 34 (70,9%) | 0,86 | 0,35 | 1,45 | 0,65 – 3,19 |
Not influenced | 21 (14,6%) | 14 (29,1%) | ||||
Helping others (altruism) | ||||||
Influenced | 91(95,7%) | 35 (72,9%) | 15,92 | 0,01 | 8,45 | 2,58 – 27,67 |
Not influenced | 4 (4,3%) | 13 (27,1%) | ||||
Medical treatment | ||||||
Influenced | 80 (84,3%) | 41(85,5%) | 0,03 | 0,82 | 0,91 | 0,34 – 2,40 |
Not influenced | 15 (15,7%) | 7 (14,5%) | ||||
Medical exams | ||||||
Influenced | 85 (89,4%) | 40 (83,4%) | 1,09 | 0,29 | 1,68 | 0,06 – 4,60 |
Not influenced | 10(10,6%) | 8 (16,6%) | ||||
Total | 95 (72,3%) | 48 (27,7%) | - | - | - | - |