Ethical and cultural considerations in informed consent in Botswana

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-509

  Shaibu, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Culture; Ethical issues; Informed consent; International research

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTSWANA; CAREGIVER; CONFIDENTIALITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTSWANA; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; JUDGMENT; MALE; NEGOTIATING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 34347266587     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733007077884     Document Type: Article

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