Research ethics in developing countries

Mashalla, Yohana J.

Research ethics in developing countries

dc.contributor.author	Mashalla, Yohana J.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-22T12:59:32Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-22T12:59:32Z
dc.date.issued	2005-05
dc.description.abstract	The profession of epidemiology has at its foundation the maintenance, enhancement, and promotion of public health by better understanding the determinants of disease.epidemiologists therefore, in the course of practice, should be accountable for the work that they perform as guided by national and international ethics guidelines, policies and established policies. In the recent years, there has been a growing trend for collaborative research between institutions in the north and those in the south. This is a result of changing pattern of diseases, emerging diseases (for example EBOLA) and re-emerging conditions (for example tuberculosis). Cultural diversity, different working environments, national policies, and guidelines are some of the issues that may influence research ethics in collaborative research. While research ethics may be well established in institutions in the developed countries, the same is not in many developing countries.Lack of established structures for dealing with research ethics, poorly constituted ethics review boards, underfunding of research review boards, lack of training of human resources on research ethics, poor research management, lack of awareness of international ethical guidelines and standards, inadequate knowledge of the rights of subjects, illiteracy, poverty, and increased of vulnerability of communities are major challenges of research ethics in developing countries. It is suggested that researchers from the north and those from the south should work closely to understand the context of research ethics in developing countries and facilitate promotion of ethical standards in research in developing countries.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Mashalla, Yohana J., 2005. Research ethics in developing countries. Conference: International symposium on epidemiology in occupational health programmes At: Occupational Environmental Medicine, BMJ Open Volume: 62:11 e5	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268512604_Research_ethics_in_developing_countries
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/799
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	BMJ Open	en_US
dc.subject	Research ethics	en_US
dc.subject	Developing countries	en_US
dc.subject	Symposium	en_US
dc.title	Research ethics in developing countries	en_US
dc.type	Technical Report	en_US