HOW OFTEN ARE ETHICS APPROVAL AND INFORMED CONSENT REPORTED IN PUBLICATIONS ON HEALTH RESEARCH IN CAMEROON? A FIVE-YEAR REVIEW.

Authors :: MUNUNG, NCHANGWI SYNTIA
CHE, CHI PRIMUS
OUWE-MISSI-OUKEM-BOYER, ODILE
TANGWA, GODFREY B.
Source :: Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics. Sep2011, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p93-97. 5p.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: The article presents a study that assessed the extent of research ethics approval and informed reporting. The study reviewed 219 full articles emanating from Cameroon and indexed in PubMed from 2005-2009. It revealed 57.753 percent articles reporting ethics approval, 70.78 percent informed consent and 50.68 percent both ethics approval and informed consent. It also covered some structures for ethics review.

Subjects :: *ETHICS
*INFORMED consent (Medical law)
*MEDICAL ethics
*CONSENT (Law)
*PEACE
*PRAXEOLOGY

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