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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Public Health. 2015 Mar 19;105(5):900–908. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302403

Table 1. Attributes of Ethical Community-Engaged Research*.

Total (n=29) Community (n=14) Academic (n=15)
Protection and fair treatment of enrolled participants and their data; enrolled participants not harmed 22 8 14
Study results in community or policy benefit 14 6 8
IRB, HIPAA, Belmont compliant 11 4 7
Appropriate informed consent procedures 8 3 5
Research team practices transparency 6 0 6
Research team practices respect 6 5 1
Research team practice trust or honesty; being personally ethical 5 4 1
Research protocols are sensitive to participants, not stigmatizing, culturally appropriate 5 4 1
Benefits to enrolled participants outweigh risks 4 1 3
Protocols are scientifically rigorous, valid, objective 4 0 4
Adherence to study protocols 4 3 1
Research aim important to community 4 3 1
Study is community partnered or engaged 4 2 2
*

responses to interview question one (“What does it mean to you to say that you are doing ethical research?”)