Ethical aspects of ethnographic research in health: the role of the research ethics committee

Authors

  • Fernando Suárez-Obando Author Instituto de Genética Humana. Facultad de Medicina. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística. Facultad de Medicina. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.Servicio de Genética. Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6336-5347
  • Carlos Gómez-Restrepo Author Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística. Facultad de Medicina. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Servicio de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental. Hospital Universitario San Ignacio.

Keywords:

Cultural anthropology, ethics committees, risk groups, research in health services, investigation

Abstract

The presence and integration of qualitative research to the biomedical research protocols has become increasingly relevant, due to the importance of cultural anthropology. The particular case of ethnography acquires even more preeminence with regards to the de nition of risk for the research subject. This paper presents the main characteristics of ethnographic research to be evaluated by a research ethics committee and defines a series of recommendations for risk assessment for subjects undergoing this type of study. The members of Research Ethics Committees must take ethnography into account in order to fully perform their duties. 

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Author Biographies

Fernando Suárez-Obando, Instituto de Genética Humana. Facultad de Medicina. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística. Facultad de Medicina. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.Servicio de Genética. Hospital Universitario San Ignacio.

Profesor investigador de la Facultad de Medicina de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística. Facultad de Medicina. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Servicio de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental. Hospital Universitario San Ignacio.

Profesor investigador de la Facultad de Medicina de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

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Published

2017-11-02

How to Cite

Suárez-Obando, F., & Gómez-Restrepo, C. (2017). Ethical aspects of ethnographic research in health: the role of the research ethics committee. Persona Y Bioética, 21(2). Retrieved from https://personaybioetica.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/personaybioetica/article/view/8007

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2017)

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