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Table 3 Quality of health care services to trial participants

From: Factors influencing willingness to participate in new drug trial studies: a study among parents whose children were recruited into these trials in northern Ghana

Variables

N = 394 frequency

Percentage

Differences in health care

 Yes

366

92.9

 No

20

5.1

 Don’t know

8

2.0

Quantity of drugs

 More drugs for participants

358

90.9

 More drugs for routine patients

3

0.8

 Same drugs for all

20

5.1

 Don’t know

13

3.3

Quality of drugs

 Quality drugs for participants

362

91.9

 Quality drugs for routine patients

5

1.3

 Same quality drugs for all

15

3.8

 Don’t know

12

3.1

Promptness of care

 Trials participants

371

94.4

 Routine participants

4

1.0

 No difference

11

2.8

 Don’t know

7

1.9

Detail examination

 Trial participants

357

90.8

 Routine participants

4

1.0

 No difference

22

5.6

 Don’t know

10

2.5

Cost of drugs/medicine

 Less cost for participants

378

96.9

 Less cost for routine patients

0

0.0

 No difference in cost

7

1.79

 Don’t know

5

1.28