From understanding to agreement: The current state of informed consent in Nigerian endoscopic practice

Table 1 Demography of the respondents

Variable	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Age group (in years)
37-44	37	54.4
45-54	26	38.2
> 55	5	7.4
Gender
Female	26	38.2
Male	42	61.8
Location of practice
North Central	20	29.4
North East	3	4.4
North West	7	10.3
South East	14	20.6
South South	7	10.3
South West	17	25.0

Table 2 Regional respondents’ knowledge of consent legislation, n (%)

Variable	Know about consent legislation		F test	P value
	Yes	No
North central	9 (45.0)	11 (55.0)
North East	2 (67.7)	1 (33.3)	6.936	0.214
North West	1 (14.3)	6 (85.7)
South East	8 (57.1)	6 (42.9)
South South	2 (28.6)	5 (71.4)
South West	11 (64.7)	6 (35.3)

There was no statistically significance between the geographical regions in terms of knowledge of consent taking legislation in Nigeria (P > 0.05).