U.S. trainees' experiences of ethical challenges during research in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed methods study
| Autor: | Kaveh Khoshnood, Katherine McDaniel, Meredith Mira, Nikole H Allen, Katherine Standish, Shirin Ahmed, Sohini Sircar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Medical education
Research ethics 030505 public health Ethical issues Scope (project management) Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Face (sociological concept) Morals 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Mentorship Qualitative analysis Low and middle income countries Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Narrative 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science Psychology Developing Countries Poverty |
| Zdroj: | Global public health. 17(7) |
| ISSN: | 1744-1706 |
| Popis: | High-income country (HIC) trainees are participating in research in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) in increasing numbers, yet the ethical challenges they face have not been well described. We conducted a mixed methods study of U.S. graduate and undergraduate students who conducted research in LMIC, including an online survey and semi-structured interviews. Among 123 online survey respondents, 31% reported ethical challenges and nearly two-thirds of respondents did not feel well prepared to deal with ethical challenges. Qualitative analysis of the 17 semi-structure interviews and narrative survey responses revealed many themes of 'ethics in practice': challenges in setting research priorities, navigating relationships with host country partners, scope of research practice, and human subject protections. Respondents reported that pre-departure trainings were not reflective of ethical frameworks or research contexts in LMIC, and few described seeking host mentor help in addressing ethical challenges. These results suggest a need for improvements in training, oversight and mentorship of trainee researchers, and to further engage both HIC and LMIC institutions, educators and researchers in addressing ethical issues. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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