Table 5 Participants’ viewpoints on the questions

Yes, the patients must always confirm

No

%

No

%

No

%

0.001*

Doctors can publish them without asking the patient’s permission

76

58.91

48

39.50

17

31.48

I don’t know

21

16.28

10

8.20

2

3.70

No comment

2

1.55

1

0.82

0

0

Question 2

0.002*

The patient must see the whole article, although it is hard to comprehend in the written language

5

3.88

12

9.84

2

3.70

The patient must see the article with the mother’s language translation

15

11.63

15

12.30

2

3.70

The patient must see the image which is published in the article without the text

15

11.63

10

8.20

1

1.85

There is no need for the patient to see the article or image before sending or being published in a journal

94

72.87

85

69.67

49

90.74