Attitude towards informed consent practice in a developing country: a community-based assessment of the role of educational status.

Background: It has been reported by some studies that the desire to be involved in decisions concerning one's healthcare especially with regard to obtaining informed consent is related to educational status. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to assess the influence of educational status on attitude towards informed consent practice in three south-eastern Nigerian communities.

Methods: Responses from consenting adult participants from three randomly selected communities in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria were obtained using self-/interviewer-administered questionnaire.