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ArticleAsian bioethics review2024

Ethical Issues in Photovoice Studies involving Key Populations: A Scoping Review.

Chong Guan Ng, Sing Qin Ting, Rumana Akhter Saifi, Adeeba Bt Kamarulzaman

Abstract readScoping Review
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Article in Asian bioethics review, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Health care through an Indigenous lens: insights from a university hospital photovoice study.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Chong Guan NgDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Sing Qin TingDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID 0009-0000-7928-6758
Rumana Akhter SaifiDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Adeeba Bt KamarulzamanDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Funding

Strengthening the Master of Health Research Ethics Training ProgramR25TW010891 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA · PI Nik Sherina Hanafi, Adeeba Kamarulzaman · 2018 to 2026
$2.3M
FIC NIH HHS R25 TW010891
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photovoice, a community-based participatory research method, employs images and words to convey participants' needs, concerns, and desires. It proves particularly valuable in researching marginalized communities who face elevated health risks, disease transmission, and social and health disparities. This paper seeks to investigate the ethical considerations inherent in photovoice research projects. We conducted an extensive literature review spanning four databases to identify pertinent photovoice studies. Ethical issues from the selected articles were identified, categorized, and summarized. Our analysis of twenty-five photovoice studies uncovered various ethical concerns, which had been grouped into informed consent, participant safety and disclosure, privacy and confidentiality, misrepresentation, power dynamics, and compensation. In essence, our findings underscore the importance of addressing these ethical concerns to uphold the rights and autonomy of participants, even as photovoice research strives for authenticity, inclusivity, and empowerment.

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HIVMarginalized communitiesPhotovoiceStigma

Identifiers

PMID38213991
PMCPMC10776538

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