Attitudes and practices of public health academics towards research funding from for-profit organizations: cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The growing trend of for-profit organization (FPO)-funded university research is concerning because resultant potential conflicts of interest might lead to biases in methods, results, and interpretation. For public health academic programmes, receiving funds from FPOs whose products have negative health implications may be particularly problematic.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey assessed attitudes and practices of public health academics towards accepting funding from FPOs. The sampling frame included universities in five world regions offering a graduate degree in public health; 166 academics responded. Descriptive, bivariate, and logistic regression analyses were conducted.

Results

Over half of respondents were in favour of accepting funding from FPOs;

SUBMITTER: Nakkash R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7497330 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature