Protecting Children's Rights in the Collection of Health and Welfare Data

Bibliographic Data

ID12440464
AuthorsKatie Schenk (0000-0003-4349-0049, Population Council, corresponding author), Tapfuma Murove, Jan Williamson
Year2006
Volume9
Issue1
Pages80-80
Publication date2006-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth and Human Rights (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-0969 • E-ISSN: 2150-4113
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/4065391
PMID17061771
OpenAlexW1878397621
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

Program managers and researchers promoting children's rights to health, education, and an adequate standard of living often gather data directly from children to assess their needs and develop responsive services. Gathering information within a participatory framework recognizing children's views contributes to protection of their rights. Extra precautions, however, are needed to protect children because of the vulnerabilities associated with their developmental needs. Using case studies of ethical challenges faced by program implementers and sociobehavioral researchers, this article explores ways in which data collection activities among children may affect their rights. We suggest ways in which rights-based principles may be used to derive safeguards to protect against unintentional harm and abuses, based on a multidisciplinary consultation with researchers and service providers

Business · Citizen journalism · Data collection · Harm · Human rights · Multidisciplinary approach · Participatory action research · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Welfare · Child and Adolescent Health · Children's Rights and Participation · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law