Research ethics and refugee health: a review of reported considerations and applications in published refugee health literature, 2015-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Public health investigations, including research, in refugee populations are necessary to inform evidence-based interventions and care. The unique challenges refugees face (displacement, limited political protections, economic hardship) can make them especially vulnerable to harm, burden, or undue influence. Acute survival needs, fear of stigma or persecution, and history of trauma may present challenges to ensuring meaningful informed consent and establishing trust. We examined the recently published literature to understand the application of ethics principles in investigations involving refugees.

Methods

We conducted a preliminary review of refugee health literature (research and non-research data collections) published from 2015 through 2018 available in Pub

SUBMITTER: Seagle EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7305588 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature