A Survey to Determine the Capacity Development Needs of Research Ethics Committee Administrators in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12806802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mutshidzi Mulondo (0000-0002-9178-3412, University of the Free State, corresponding author), Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni (0000-0002-4888-1973, University of the Free State), Puleng LenkaBula (University of South Africa), Perpetual Chikobvu (University of the Free State) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 84-93 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1556-2646 • E-ISSN: 1556-2654 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/15562646211056762 |
| PMID | 34806933 |
| OpenAlex | W3217268173 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
Most capacity development efforts for research ethics committees focus on committee members and little on ethics administrators. Increasing studies mandate the focus on administrators' capacity development needs to enable adequate and effective committee support. This study investigated current responsibilities, training requirements, and administrator role needs. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among administrators from 62 National Health Research Ethics Council-registered research ethics committees in South Africa. In total, 36 administrators completed the questionnaire. Results show that, in addition to administration, they perform managerial, review process and guidance-advisory tasks. Nearly 49% indicated only having received informal research ethics-related training, not targeted formal training, with 81% of the informal training being through workshops. Research ethics administrators' responsibilities have evolved to complex tasks requiring targeted capacity development efforts
Advisory committee · Capacity building · Engineering ethics · Ethics committee · Focus group · Mandate · Medical education · Political science · Public relations · Research ethics · Sociology · Engineering · Ethics in Clinical Research · Ethics in medical practice · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Law · Medicine · Public Administration
Health research capacity development in low and middle income countries
The introduction of research ethics review procedures at a university in South Africa
International Capacity‐Building Initiatives for National Bioethics Committees
Mapping research ethics committees in Africa
Mapping African Ethical Review Committee Activity Onto Capacity Needs
Research Ethics Capacity Building in Sub-Saharan Africa
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |