1724Department of International Development, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Institute for Mental Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Violence Against Women. 2022 Sep;28(11):2909-2931. doi: 10.1177/10778012211035798. Epub 2021 Oct 16.
Research with survivors of gender-based violence in low- and middle-income countries is important to improve understanding of experiences of violence and the policies that can help combat it. But this research also implies risks for survivors, such as re-traumatization, safety concerns, and feelings of exploitation. These risks are magnified if research is undertaken by researchers from high-income countries, whose positionality produces power inequalities affecting both participants and research partners. This article describes the ethical challenges of international gender-based violence research from the perspective of Kenyan researchers and organizations and identifies recommendations about how to prevent them.
对中低收入国家性别暴力幸存者进行研究对于增进对暴力经历和有助于打击暴力的政策的理解很重要。但是，此类研究也会给幸存者带来风险，例如再创伤、安全问题和被剥削感。如果研究是由高收入国家的研究人员进行的，那么这些风险会更大，因为他们的地位会产生影响参与者和研究伙伴的权力不平等。本文从肯尼亚研究人员和组织的角度描述了国际性别暴力研究的伦理挑战，并提出了如何预防这些挑战的建议。
