Original Article LEVEL OF PATIENTS' EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT INFORMED CONSENT OF CESAREAN SECTION IN FEMALES UNDERGOING PLANNED CESAREAN SECTION

Abstract

Background: The consent providing individual must not only have appropriate mental ability, but also have all of the required knowledge in order to give consent correctly. The patient must provide consent in order to accept or decline any treatment or examination.

Objective: To find the level of patients' education and knowledge about informed consent of cesarean section in females undergoing planned cesarean section

Material and Methods: This study was cross-sectional carried out at the Unit I, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sir Gangs Ram Hospital, Lahore for duration of six months after approval of synopsis from January 2022 to June 2022. All the enrolled patients were asked about the informed consent of cesarean section before undergoing cesarean section and their knowledge about informed consent was noted. Female's education about informed consent was obtained as per operational by researcher herself after procedure. Data analysis was done through SPSS version 21 software.

Results: A total of 100 cases were enrolled in the current study. Level of adequate knowledge about informed consent of cesarean section was recorded in 74 (74%) of the cases whereas adequate knowledge was not recorded in 26 (26%) cases. Level of adequate education about informed consent of cesarean section was recorded in 9 (9%) of the cases whereas adequate education was not recorded in 91 (91%) cases.

Conclusion: Our study concluded that high number of patients have adequate level of knowledge about informed consent of cesarean section in females undergoing planned cesarean section while the level of adequate education was very low