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How Often are Ethics Approval and Informed Consent Reported in Publications on Health Research in Cameroon? A Five-Year Review.
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PMID:  21931242     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We assessed the extent of research ethics approval and informed consent reporting in publications emanating from Cameroon and indexed in PubMed from 2005-2009. In our review of 219 fulllength articles, we found that 57.53% reported ethics approval, 70.78% informed consent, and 50.68% both ethics approval and informed consent. Reporting these procedures was more common in randomized clinical trials than in other study designs. Also, 59.52% of the articles on vulnerable populations documented ethics approval and 76.19% documented informed consent. This study also identified some structures for ethics review and recommends some next steps for research on the quality of ethics review in Cameroon.
Authors:
Nchangwi Syntia Munung; Chi Primus Che; Odile Ouwe-Missi-Oukem-Boyer; Godfrey B Tangwa
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE     Volume:  6     ISSN:  1556-2654     ISO Abbreviation:  J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-09-20     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101273949     Medline TA:  J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  93-7     Citation Subset:  E; IM    
Affiliation:
University of Buea, Cameroon and Cameroon Bioethics Initiative (CAMBIN).
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