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Ethical Challenges in Study Design and Informed Consent for Health Research in Resource-poor Settings

Ethical Challenges in Study Design and Informed Consent for Health Research in Resource-poor Settings

Number of page: 79
Author: Patricia Loomis Marshall, World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
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Category: Medical

This review considers ethical challenges to research design and informed consent in biomedical and behavioral studies conducted in resource-poor settings. A review of the literature explores relevant social, cultural, and ethical issues in the conduct of biomedical and social health research in developing countries. Ten case vignettes illustrate ethical challenges that arise in international research with culturally diverse populations. Recommendations for researchers and policy-makers concerned about ethical practices in multinational studies conducted in resource-poor settings are also listed.



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