Why do people refuse to take part in biomedical research studies? evidence from a resource-poor area

Malawi Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 57-63

  Mfutso Bengo, Joseph ^a   Masiye, Francis ^a   Molyneux, Malcolm ^a   Ndebele, Paul ^a   Chilungo, Abdullah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSUMER; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVIEW; MALAWI; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAWI; MOTIVATION; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

EID: 67649780555     PISSN: 19957262     EISSN: 19957270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v20i2.10958     Document Type: Article

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