Kandeel Nahed, El-Nemer Amina, Ali Nahed M, Kassem Heba, El-Setouhy Maged, Elgharieb Mervat Elshabrawy, Darwish Magda, Awadalla Nabil Joseph, Moni Malini, Silverman Henry J
Mansoura University (Egypt).
J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2011 Dec;6(4):99-108. doi: 10.1525/jer.2011.6.4.99.
The awareness and attitudes of faculty towards research ethics committees (RECs) and research ethics practices are largely unknown. Accordingly, we conducted a cross-sectional survey study involving various faculties (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Dentistry) from four universities in Egypt. A large majority (> 85%) held positive attitudes towards RECs, but almost a third thought that RECs would delay research. More than half had not received prior training in research or medical ethics, but more than 90% thought that this subject matter should be taught to postgraduates. A large majority recognized the need for informed consent and confidentiality protections in research, but some held attitudes regarding certain research ethics practices that were questionable. We conclude that a curriculum in research ethics should be developed for university faculty and that further qualitative studies should explore the basis of several of the attitudes regarding practices in research ethics.
教师对研究伦理委员会（RECs）和研究伦理实践的认识与态度在很大程度上尚不明确。因此，我们开展了一项横断面调查研究，涉及埃及四所大学的多个学院（医学、护理、药学和牙科）。绝大多数（>85%）对研究伦理委员会持积极态度，但近三分之一的人认为研究伦理委员会会延迟研究。超过一半的人此前未接受过研究或医学伦理方面的培训，但超过90%的人认为该主题应教授给研究生。绝大多数人认识到研究中知情同意和保密保护的必要性，但一些人对某些研究伦理实践的态度值得质疑。我们得出结论，应为大学教师制定研究伦理课程，并且进一步的定性研究应探讨关于研究伦理实践的几种态度的依据。
