Lay persons' perception of the requirements for research in emergency obstetric and newborn care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Factors that could potentially act as facilitators and barriers to successful recruitment strategies in perinatal clinical trials are not well documented. The objective was to assess lay persons' understanding of the informed consent for randomized clinical trial in emergency obstetric and newborn care.

Methods

This was a qualitative study conducted among survivors of severe obstetric complications who were attending the post-natal clinic of Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Uganda, 6-8 weeks after surviving severe obstetric complications during pregnancy or childbirth. The study that involved 18 in-depth interviews was conducted from June 1, 2019 to July 6, 2019. The issues explored included perceptions of the purpose and necessity to conduct such research how

SUBMITTER: Kaye DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7777394 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature