Regional ethical considerations for qualitative study on cervical cancer prevention
List of Authors
  • Desmond Cawley , Julinawati Suanda , Neil J. Rowan

Keyword
  • ethical consideration, ethical compliance, qualitative, regional

Abstract
  • Ethical consideration is crucial in research especially when the project involves human, animals, or other living beings. Rigorous procedures are a part of ethical concerns, particularly when it comes to receiving permission from accredited boards or committees handling ethical applications Ethical considerations are influenced by the types of study that are conducted. In this particular study, data collecting took place on the grounds of the Malaysian Ministry of Health while research was situated in Ireland. Before any data collection operations could be carried out, this initiative had to pass through two boards of ethical committees. One comes directly from the institute, and the other comes from the Malaysian Ministry of Health. To enable efficient data gathering, thorough justifications were necessary and taken care of.

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