Abstract

Public Health Relevance

The South African Research Ethics Training Initiative (SARETI) is the oldest and most established African-based Masters program in the field of health research ethics. The program equips African public health professionals with the education and practical experiences needed to provide sound ethics review of the increasingly numerous and complex health studies taking place in Africa. Since SARETI started in 2003 we have graduated 9 Masters (with 11 approaching completion); one PhD and 17 non-degree fellows; and are now applying for a third cycle of Fogarty funding to enroll a further 19 Masters students.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Type
Education Projects (R25)
Project #
6R25TW001599-13
Application #
8577570
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-HDM-B (50))
Program Officer
Sina, Barbara J
Project Start
2000-09-30
Project End
2013-01-31
Budget Start
2012-11-29
Budget End
2013-01-31
Support Year
13
Fiscal Year
2012
Total Cost
$250,000
Indirect Cost
$18,518

  Institution

Name
University of Kwazulu-Natal
Department
Type
DUNS #
637360244
City
Durban
State
Country
South Africa
Zip Code
3630

  Publications

Adewale, Babatunde; Schoeman, Lizette; Roussouw, Theresa (2015) Knowledge and perceptions of research participants in Nigeria about clinical trials. Indian J Med Ethics 12:196-8
Silaigwana, Blessing; Wassenaar, Douglas (2015) Biomedical Research Ethics Committees in sub-Saharan Africa: a collective review of their structure, functioning, and outcomes. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics 10:169-84
Kombe, Francis; Anunobi, Eucharia Nkechinyere; Tshifugula, Nyanyukweni Pandeni et al. (2014) Promoting research integrity in Africa: an African voice of concern on research misconduct and the way forward. Dev World Bioeth 14:158-66
Okonta, Patrick I; Rossouw, Theresa (2014) Misconduct in research: a descriptive survey of attitudes, perceptions and associated factors in a developing country. BMC Med Ethics 15:25
Omondi Aduda, Dickens S; Mkhize, Nhlanhla (2014) Ethical issues evolving from patients' perspectives on compulsory screening for syphilis and voluntary screening for cervical cancer in Kenya. BMC Med Ethics 15:27
Ndebele, Paul; Wassenaar, Douglas; Masiye, Francis et al. (2014) Trial participants' understanding of randomization, double-blinding, and placebo use in low literacy populations: findings from a study conducted within a microbicide trial in Malawi. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics 9:2-10
Okonta, Patrick; Rossouw, Theresa (2013) Prevalence of scientific misconduct among a group of researchers in Nigeria. Dev World Bioeth 13:149-57
Ndebele, Paul M; Wassenaar, Douglas; Munalula, Esther et al. (2012) Improving understanding of clinical trial procedures among low literacy populations: an intervention within a microbicide trial in Malawi. BMC Med Ethics 13:29
Wassenaar, Douglas R; Ramjee, Gita (2009) A developing country response to Lavery et al. ""In global health research, is it legitimate to stop clinical trials early on account of their opportunity costs?"". BMC Med Ethics 10:16