A Multicenter Study of the Awareness and Attitudes of Egyptian Faculty Towards Research Ethics: A Pilot Study

The awareness and attitudes of faculty towards research ethics committees (RECs) and research ethics practices are largely unknown. Accordingly, we conducted a cross-sectional survey study involving various faculties (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Dentistry) from four universities in Egypt. A lar...

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Published in:Journal of empirical research on human research ethics 2011-12, Vol.6 (4), p.99-108
Main Authors: Kandeel, Nahed, El-Nemer, Amina, Ali, Nahed M., Kassem, Heba, El-Setouhy, Maged, Elgharieb, Mervat Elshabrawy, Darwish, Magda, Awadalla, Nabil Joseph, Moni, Malini, Silverman, Henry J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude
Attitudes
Attitudes About Research Ethics
Bioethics
Biomedical Research - education
Biomedical Research - ethics
Confidentiality - ethics
Cross-Sectional Studies
Curriculum
Education, Medical - ethics
Egypt
Engineering ethics
Ethical instruction
Ethics
Ethics committees
Ethics Committees, Research
Faculty
Female
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Informed consent
Informed Consent - ethics
Male
Medical ethics
Medical research
Political attitudes
Professional Competence
Research ethics
Research universities
Universities
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Summary:The awareness and attitudes of faculty towards research ethics committees (RECs) and research ethics practices are largely unknown. Accordingly, we conducted a cross-sectional survey study involving various faculties (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Dentistry) from four universities in Egypt. A large majority (> 85%) held positive attitudes towards RECs, but almost a third thought that RECs would delay research. More than half had not received prior training in research or medical ethics, but more than 90% thought that this subject matter should be taught to postgraduates. A large majority recognized the need for informed consent and confidentiality protections in research, but some held attitudes regarding certain research ethics practices that were questionable. We conclude that a curriculum in research ethics should be developed for university faculty and that further qualitative studies should explore the basis of several of the attitudes regarding practices in research ethics.
ISSN:1556-2646
1556-2654
DOI:10.1525/jer.2011.6.4.99