Strengthening ethics committees for health-related research in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Health-related research in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has grown over the years. However, concerns have been raised about the state of research ethics committees (RECs). This scoping review examines the literature on RECs for health-related research in SSA and identifies strategies that have been applied to strengthen the RECs. It focuses on three aspects of RECs: regulatory governance and leadership, administrative and financial capacity and technical capacity of members.

Design

A scoping review of published literature, including grey literature, was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute approach.

Data sources

BioOne, CINAHL, Embase (via Ovid), Education Abstracts, Global Health, Google Scholar, Jstor, OpenEdition (French), Philosopher's Index, PsycINFO,

SUBMITTER: Chaudhry I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9680187 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature