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ReviewDeveloping world bioethics2026

Ethical Issues Conducting Research During War and Violent Conflict: A Review.

Dónal O'Mathúna, Emily E Anderson

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Review in Developing world bioethics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Dónal O'MathúnaCollege of Nursing and Associate Director of Research in the Center for Bioethics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Emily E AndersonNeiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Healthcare Leadership, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2197-1239

Funding

FIC NIH HHS 3D43TW011506-04S1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global health engagement increasingly occurs in the context of war and violent conflict. Many health-related decisions are made which should be guided by evidence. Health research is needed to provide evidence, yet conducting research in conflict settings raises multiple ethical issues. However, the ethical issues involved in conducting research during war and violent conflict have received insufficient attention. The literature suggests that these ethical issues, while similar to those of research conducted in humanitarian crises, are also distinct. This article provides a review of the ethical issues faced by researchers in conflict zones with a goal to inform future research into such issues. The review was organized around an established 8-principle ethics framework for research in low-income settings. We conclude with a number of recommendations and call for additional attention by bioethicists to this important area to protect participants and support researchers in conflict settings, whether coming from military or nonmilitary organizations.

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Biomedical ResearchEthics, ResearchResearch PersonnelViolenceWarfareDeveloping CountriesHumansmilitary ethicsresearcher supportresearch ethicsviolent conflictwar

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PMID42183781
PMCPMC13280963

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