Who Guidance on Ethical Considerations in Designing and Conducting Research on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Adolescents – Discussion
5m
Background: Well-intentioned attempts to protect adolescents
from harm leads many research ethical boards
and committees to exclude adolescents as a group from
research studies in which there are sound reasons for
them to be included. And where they are included,
researchers to find the right balance between the ethical
imperative on the other hand, and legal requirements
and practical considerations on the other.
Objective: At this seminar, the key recommendations
of the WHO guidance in four areas will be presented:
Defining the study population
Autonomy, consent, and assent
Reconciling conflicting legal and ethical obligations
with regard to adolescent research
participants
Information sharing
Speakers: Alain J Giami, Dr Jerome Singh
Areas of Interest / Categories: Lectures in Sexual Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health, WAS 2019, World Association of Sexual Health
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