Evaluation of Activities and Operations of Institutional Health Research Ethics Committees in Southeast Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundHealth Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) in Nigeria have increased in number in recent years but limited reports exist about their operations and activities. This study evaluated the HRECs in Southeast region of Nigeria to shed light on their functionality and standards.MethodsAll identifiable HRECs in Southeast Nigeria were surveyed with questionnaires. Data collected were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 25 and the results were expressed as frequencies and percentages.ResultSoutheast Nigeria has 42 institutions expected by Nigerian law to have HRECs and 22 of 23 identifiable HRECs in these institutions responded to the survey. Eight of the 22 (36.4%) were registered with the regulatory body in Nigeria, six (27.3%) have FWA with the OHRP, 11 (50%) require training as preconditio

SUBMITTER: Ityough JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12404346 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature