Abraham Oduro|Raymond Aborigo|Dickson A Amugsi|Francis Anto|Thomas Anyorigiya|Frank Atuguba|Abraham Hodgson|Kwadwo A. Koram
Understanding and retention of the informed consent process among parents in rural northern Ghana
Navrongo Health Research Centre|Navrongo Health Research Centre|Navrongo Health Research Centre|Navrongo Health Research Centre|Navrongo Health Research Centre|Navrongo Health Research Centre|Navrongo Health Research Centre|Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research|University of Ghana
individual informed consent model remains critical ethical conduct regulation research involving human beings parental informed consent process rural setting northern ghana studied describe comprehension retention among parents part evaluation existing informed consent processthe study involved 270 female parents gave consent children participate prospective cohort study evaluated immune correlates protection childhood malaria northern ghana semistructured interview questions based informed consent themes administered parents interviewed comprehension retention process also ways improve upon existing processthe average parental age 333 years range 1862 married women constituted majority 919 christians 719 farmers 622 formal education 537 3 ever taken part research 54 least one relation ever participate research 90 parents knew children involved research study related medical care 66 said study procedures thoroughly explained approximately 70 recalled study involved direct benefits compared 20 direct risks majority 95 understood study participation completely voluntary 21 recalled could withdraw study without giving reasons younger parents consistent comprehension older ones maternal reasons allowing children take part research free medical care 365 better medical care 188 general benefits 294 contribution research area 88 benefit community 18 parental suggestions improving consent process included devoting time explanations 469 use local languages 159 obtaining consent home 103significant varied comprehension informed consent process exists among parents participate research activities northern ghana appears existing practices fairly effective informing research participants study area