Developing a master of science in health research ethics program in Northern Nigeria: a needs assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nigeria is an emerging hub of biomedical research, requiring additional trained bioethicists for ethical oversight of research studies. There are currently two graduate-level health research ethics programs in Nigeria. However, both are in the southern part of the country and no such training programs exist in the north. Strengthening the health research ethics skills and knowledge of Nigerian researchers across the country is necessary given the growing genetics research infrastructure.

Methods

To inform the creation of a Master of Science in Health Research Ethics program in northern Nigeria, we conducted a needs assessment comprised of semi-structured interviews with nine Nigerian bioethics experts. We used the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) met

SUBMITTER: Bieniek C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11806612 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature