Patients’ perceptions and understanding of preoperative informed consent: A qualitative thematic analysis from Tanzania

Background: Informed consent, grounded in the ethical principle of autonomy, represents a patient’s agreement to undergo a procedure. Given its critical role in protecting human rights and autonomy, obtaining informed consent before any surgery or procedure is now a mandatory practice. However, many...

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Main Authors: Steven Michael, Willbroad Kyejo, Allyzain Ismail, Sunil Samji, Eric Aghan, Columba Mbekenga, Athar Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-04-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121251331122
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