ArticleThe American journal of bioethics : AJOB2010
Community members as recruiters of human subjects: ethical considerations.
Article in The American journal of bioethics : AJOB, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Ethical Issues in Conducting Cross-Cultural Research in Low-Income Countries: A Pakistani Perspective.Asian bioethics review · 2022Article
- Considerations for employing intersectionality in qualitative health research.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2020Review
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- Sexual practices, sexual behavior and HIV risk profile of key populations in Nigeria.BMC public health · 2019Article
- "Not just dogs, but rabid dogs": tensions and conflicts amongst research volunteers in Malawi.Global bioethics = Problemi di bioetica · 2018Article
- Supporting the role of community members employed as research staff: Perspectives of community researchers working in addiction research.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2017Article
- Gendered negotiations for research participation in community-based studies: implications for health research policy and practice.BMJ global health · 2017Article
- A qualitative analysis of peer recruitment pressures in respondent driven sampling: Are risks above the ethical limit?The International journal on drug policy · 2015Article
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- Participant and staff experiences in a peer-delivered HIV intervention with injection drug users.Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2014Article
- Improving ethical and participatory practice for marginalized populations in biomedical HIV prevention trials: lessons from Thailand.PloS one · 2014Article
- Governing through community allegiance: a qualitative examination of peer research in community-based participatory research.Critical public health · 2013Article
- Evolving friendships and shifting ethical dilemmas: fieldworkers' experiences in a short term community based study in Kenya.Developing world bioethics · 2013Article
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Abstract
Few studies have considered in detail the ethical issues surrounding research in which investigators ask community members to engage in research subject recruitment within their own communities. Peer-driven recruitment (PDR) and its variants are useful for accessing and including certain populations in research, but also have the potential to undermine the ethical and scientific integrity of community-based research. This paper examines the ethical implications of utilizing community members as recruiters of human subjects in the context of PDR, as well as the authors' experience with a variant of PDR in a research project in South Africa. The importance of situating PDR in a comprehensive community engagement process that is responsive to the constraints of science and local needs and interests is emphasized. The paper will have relevance to bioethicists, health researchers, and research regulators concerned about the appropriate use of peer-driven recruitment strategies in health research.
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