Table 2 Knowledge of participants about research ethics with the percentage agreeing to the questions listed in the table and the statistical significance of difference according to gender, academic rank and the faculty they belonged
From: The understanding of research ethics at health sciences schools in Jordan: a cross-sectional study
No. | Item | % of correct responses | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Academic Rank | School | |||
1 | All research ethics guidelines apply to all societies and cultures | 25 | 0.81 | 0.24 | 0.44 |
2 | Research ethics course should be mandatory in postgraduate programs | 87 | 0.56 | 0.91 | 0.22 |
3 | All investigators of human and animal studies should have training in research ethics | 91 | 0.14 | 0.48 | 0.01 * |
4 | Not all participants comprehend research projects well. Accordingly, there is no need to provide them with details | 78 | 0.29 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
5 | There is no need to obtain informed consent to do research on blood samples already withdrawn for clinical tests | 70 | 0.56 | 0.30 | 0.00 *** |
6 | There should be an REC at each university | 88 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.49 |
7 | Only human subject research must be reviewed by an REC | 69 | 0.26 | 0.07 | 0.27 |
8 | Review by an REC would delay research projects and make it harder for the researcher to perform it | 29 | 0.24 | 0.39 | 0.05 |
9 | If there is a scientific committee for reviewing research, there is no need for an REC | 78 | 0.29 | 0.72 | 0.84 |
10 | Members of the REC should be at least professors with high authority in the university | 64 | 0.08 | 0.34 | 0.59 |
11 | There is no need for child approval in research if they are less than 15 years as long as parents are consenting | 57 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.00 ** |
12 | Retrospective studies are exempt from informed consent | 39 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.05 |
13 | The researcher (by him/herself) can decide that no informed consent is needed if the research is a retrospective study (data already collected) | 56 | 0.63 | 0.82 | 0.20 |
14 | Informed consent should be always written | 34 | 0.95 | 0.23 | 0.05 |