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Table 3 Characteristics of informants

From: Duty, desire or indifference? A qualitative study of patient decisions about recruitment to an epilepsy treatment trial

Informants (n = 23)

Female/male

Adult/parent of child

Decision

Hospital

1

Female

Parent

Consented

A

2

Female

Parent

Consented

C

3

Female

Parent

Consented

C

4

Female

Parent

Consented

C

6

Male

Adult

Consented

B

7

Female

Adult

Consented

D

8

Male

Adult

Consented

B

9

Female

Adult

Consented

B

10

Male

Adult

Consented

B

11

Female

Adult

Consented

B

21

Female

Parent

Consented

A

22

Male

Parent

Consented

A

23

Female

Parent

Consented

A

13

Male

Adult

Consented

D

15

Male

Adult

Consented

B

16

Male

Adult

Consented

B

17

Female

Adult

Consented

B

19

Female

Parent

Consented

A

14

Male

Adult

Withdrew

D

18

Female

Adult

Declined

B

5

Male

Adult

Declined

B

12

Male

Adult

Declined

B

20

Male

Adult

Declined

B

TOTAL – n (%)

Female – 12 (52%)

Male – 11 (48%)

Adults – 15 (65%)

Parents – 8 (35%)

Consented – 18 (78%)

Declined – 4 (18%)

Withdrew – 1 (4%)

A – 5 (22%)

B – 12 (52%)

C – 3 (13%)

D – 3 (13%)