ArticleBMJ global health2023
Ethical reporting of research on violence against women and children: a review of current practice and recommendations for future guidelines.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Disease burden attributable to intimate partner violence against females and sexual violence against children in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.Lancet (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Health effects associated with exposure of children to physical violence, psychological violence and neglect: a Burden of Proof study.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
- Sexual Assault Among Young Adolescents in Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: Findings from the IMPower and SOS Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Trial
- Sexual and reproductive health needs of refugee women on Lesbos, Greece: a participatory cross-sectional study.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Shaken Adult Syndrome: Defining a New Traumatic Entity with an Evidence-Based Approach.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Are school-based violence prevention interventions inclusive and effective for children with disabilities? A systematic review of global evidence.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Violence against women and girls research: Leveraging gains across disciplines.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
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- What research evidence is required on violence against women to inform future pandemic preparedness? A scoping review of the research evidence and gaps.BMJ global health · 2024Article
- Putting children's safety at the heart of violence research.Nature medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Changes in research practice during the COVID-19 pandemic necessitates renewed attention to ethical protocols and reporting for data collection on sensitive topics. This review summarises the state of ethical reporting among studies collecting violence data during early stages of the pandemic. We systematically searched for journal publications from the start of the pandemic to November 2021, identifying 75 studies that collected primary data on violence against women and/or violence against children. We developed and applied a 14-item checklist of best practices to assess the transparency of ethics reporting and adherence to relevant global guidelines on violence research. Studies reported adhering to best practices on 31% of scored items. Reporting was highest for ethical clearance (87%) and informed consent/assent (84/83%) and lowest for whether measures to promote interviewer safety and support (3%), for facilitating referrals for minors and soliciting participant feedback were in place (both 0%). Violence studies employing primary data collection during COVID-19 reported on few ethical standards, obscuring stakeholder ability to enforce a 'do no harm' approach and to assess the reliability of findings. We offer recommendations and guidelines to improve future reporting and implementation of ethics within violence studies.
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