Department of Research Governance and Ethics, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Aug;7(8). doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009092.
Research integrity is central to good research practice yet it is under-researched in global health.
To identify and explore factors which promote or constrain adherence to research integrity principles in global health research partnerships, specifically at a UK higher education institution (HEI) and its low-to-middle-income country (LMIC) partners.
Qualitative study using key informant interviews among researchers at a HEI and a number of its LMIC partners exploring their understanding of the principles of research integrity and experience of its implementation in relation to research.
Thirteen interviews, five from HEI and eight from partner organisations, were conducted. Analysis found that understanding of research integrity focused on issues relating to rigour and did not include 'care and respect'. Barriers to research integrity included, supra institutional factors such as funding flows, inequitable power relations, the competitive culture of the global health ecosystem and institutional psychosocial safety. Most respondents had direct or indirect knowledge of incidences of research misconduct.
Improved recognition of the importance of care and respect is key to improving the integrity of research conduct within global health partnerships.
研究诚信是良好研究实践的核心，但在全球健康领域的研究还不够充分。
确定和探讨在全球健康研究伙伴关系中促进或限制遵守研究诚信原则的因素，特别是在英国高等教育机构（HEI）及其与中低收入国家（LMIC）的合作伙伴关系中。
采用关键知情人访谈的定性研究方法，在 HEI 和其一些 LMIC 合作伙伴的研究人员中进行，探讨他们对研究诚信原则的理解以及在与研究相关的实施经验。
共进行了 13 次访谈，其中 5 次来自 HEI，8 次来自合作组织。分析发现，对研究诚信的理解主要集中在与严谨性相关的问题上，不包括“关心和尊重”。研究诚信的障碍包括超机构因素，如资金流动、不平等的权力关系、全球健康生态系统的竞争文化以及机构心理安全感。大多数受访者直接或间接了解到研究不端行为的事件。
提高对关心和尊重重要性的认识是改善全球健康伙伴关系中研究行为诚信的关键。
