Regulatory texts | Number of respondents | Proportions of respondents | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Not aware of existence | Aware of existence only | Aware of existence and content | ||
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
Specific to research ethics | ||||
Helsinki Declaration | 182 | 57.1 (104) | 30.2 (55) | 12.6 (23) |
Nuremberg Code | 180 | 66.7 (120) | 24.4 (44) | 8.9 (16) |
CIOMS International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects | 181 | 74.6 (135) | 15.5 (28) | 9.9 (18) |
The WMA Declaration on Ethical Considerations Regarding Health Database | 182 | 81.9 (149) | 13.7 (25) | 4.4 (8) |
International Guidelines for Ethical review of epidemiological studies | 182 | 83.0 (151) | 12,6 (23) | 4.4 (8) |
WHO Operational Guidelines for Ethics Committees that Review Biomedical Research | 180 | 84.4 (152) | 11.1 (20) | 4.4 (8) |
The Belmont Rapport | 181 | 89.0 (161) | 6.6 (12) | 4,4 (8) |
ICH-GCP | 179 | 89.4 (160) | 6.1 (11) | 4.5 (8) |
Non-specific to research ethics | ||||
The Hippocratic Oath | 183 | 4.9 (9) | 26.8 (49) | 68.3 (125) |
Universal Human rights declaration | 181 | 9.4 (17) | 50.3 (91) | 40.3 (73) |
Cameroon code of medical Ethics | 183 | 20.8 (38) | 53.0 (97) | 26.2 (48) |
Ministry of Public Health Order Creating and Organizing an Ethical Review Committee in Cameroon | 181 | 54.1 (98) | 36.5 (66) | 9.4 (17) |