Usage of ethical guidelines in research by participants in international student scientific congress, 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5377/rmh.v89i2.12366Keywords:
Ethics, research, Latin America, Research, Research design, Students, medicalAbstract
Background: Compliance with ethical standards contributes to the protection of human participants in an investigation. Objective: Describe the use of research ethics regulation by presenters of abstracts, XXX International Scientific Congress of the Latin-American Federation of the Medicine Students, Panama, 2015. Methodology: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Self-administered instrument with written informed consent. A convenience sampling was carried out among registered participants presenting abstract(s). Compliance with ethical standards in research was defined as (1) having institutional endorsement, 2) approval of an ethics research committee (ERC) and 3) obtaining informed consent/consent. The information was recorded in EpiInfo vs. 3.5.4 database (CDC, Atlanta, USA). The study was approved by ERC Faculty of Medical Sciences UNAH and FELSOCEM. Results: 98 attendees participated, average age 22 years (standard deviation +2.53), 60 (61.2%) 12 countries, 73 (75.2%) with more than 60% of academic pensum reached. Submitted 105 abstracts: 42 (40.0%) clinical cases, 63 (60.0%) research protocols/ abstracts (44.4% descriptive, 38.1% analytical, 17.5% experimental). Met the three ethical research criteria 33 (31.4%), two criteria 39 (37.1%), one criterion 26 (24.8%), no criteria 7 (6.7%). Discussion: 68.6% (72) of the abstracts submitted did not meet ethical standards in research. In pandemic times, ethical review is even more relevant. Student association scientific events offer an opportunity to strengthen responsible conduct in research in formative years, which should be promoted by the organizing committee of each scientific event.
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