Subeh Zeinab Al, Alzoubi Karem
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Gender Issues. 2020;37:173-186. doi: 10.1007/s12147-019-09235-1. Epub 2019 Jun 12.
To assess the general attitude toward women's participation in research studies in Jordan and determine the various cultural and religious issues that could impact the rate of inclusion of Arab and Muslim women in research studies.
A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey study was conducted among Jordanian university students using a 17-item opinion questionnaire.
A total of 1265 students from different professional disciplines completed the questionnaire. The majority of the respondents (69.1%) believed that females in Jordan do not have the full autonomy to make their decision to participate in research studies. Study findings also showed that females are more likely to avoid the participation in research studies that require staying outside home or involve direct interaction between researcher and study participants. Females would prefer to deal with female research assistants when participating in research studies.
More efforts are required to encourage and enhance the rate of participation in research studies among women in Jordan and, probably, other Middle Eastern societies. When designing and conducting research studies in these countries, researchers should seriously consider the cultural and religious beliefs.
评估约旦对女性参与研究的总体态度，并确定可能影响阿拉伯和穆斯林女性参与研究比例的各种文化和宗教问题。
在约旦大学生中开展了一项基于问卷的描述性横断面调查研究，使用一份包含17个项目的意见问卷。
共有来自不同专业学科的1265名学生完成了问卷。大多数受访者（69.1%）认为约旦女性在决定是否参与研究时没有完全的自主权。研究结果还表明，女性更有可能避免参与那些需要离家在外或涉及研究者与研究参与者直接互动的研究。女性在参与研究时更倾向于与女性研究助手打交道。
需要做出更多努力来鼓励和提高约旦以及其他中东社会女性参与研究的比例。在这些国家设计和开展研究时，研究者应认真考虑文化和宗教信仰。
