Table 3 Attitudes of medical postgraduates toward research ethics committees

Every university or research institution needs a research ethics committee to conduct an ethical review of research involving humans and laboratory animals.

337

(65.6)

157

(30.5)

16

(3.1)

4

(0.8)

0

(0)

Research involving humans must be reviewed by a research ethics committee.

360

(70.0)

140

(27.3)

12

(2.3)

2

(0.4)

0

(0)

Human research must first be reviewed by a research ethics committee before it can be reviewed by a scientific committee.

348

(67.7)

156

(30.3)

8

(1.6)

1

(0.2)

1

(0.2)

Ethical review enhances the credibility of research.

322

(62.6)

149

(29.0)

36

(7.0)

7

(1.4)

0

(0)

Ethical review is only for international collaborative research and projects.

73

(14.2)

50

(9.7)

33

(6.4)

183

(35.6)

175

(34.1)

Because there are scientific committees, research ethics committees are not necessary to review research.

74

(14.4)

54

(10.5)

13

(2.5)

175

(34.1)

198

(38.5)

The reviews of research ethics committees will delay research and make it more difficult for researchers.

73

(14.2)

85

(16.5)

71

(13.8)

149

(29.0)

136

(26.5)

Research ethics committee members should be trained in research ethics.

335

(65.2)

145

(28.2)

16

(3.1)

11

(2.1)

7

(1.4)

The members of the research ethics committee should at least be professors with high authority in universities.

260

(50.6)

163

(31.7)

60

(11.7)

24

(4.7)

7

(1.3)

In order to gain confidence in research ethics committee decisions, research ethics committees must be subject to oversight from some higher authorities.

322

(62.6)

164

(31.9)

17

(3.3)

4

(0.8)

7

(1.4)