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An online survey on public awareness of drug clinical trials in inland cities of northern China
- Source :
- Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 12 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media S.A., 2024.
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Abstract
- ObjectiveThe aims of this survey were to investigate the public awareness of drug clinical trials (DCTs) and willingness to participate the DCTs, and provide references for propaganda and science popularization of DCTs.MethodsA self-designed questionnaire named “an online survey questionnaire on public awareness of DCTs” was used to conduct an online survey from January to March 2022. The demographic characteristics and the response of participants to the awareness and willingness to participate the DCTs were collected. The factors affecting the public awareness of DCTs were analyzed by single factor and binary logistic regression analysis.ResultsOne thousand three hundred eighty valid questionnaires were collected, and the respondents’ awareness rate of DCTs was 61.1%. Thirteen demographic characteristics including age, gender, education, occupation, work fields, household type, marital status, city type, income, medical insurance, medical expenditure, pressure to seek medical care, financial pressure, both significantly affected the qualified rate of participants’ awareness of DCTs (p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22962565
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.00c93433d9e74c4ab46d8db7c9e36bd3
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1276536