Awareness among Teaching Faculty about Ethics Committees in a Medical College of Kolkata: An Observational Study.
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2016-11
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Background: An observational cross sectional study was performed to assess the overall knowledge of the respondent
about both clinical and animal research ethics committees. Objective: To study the perceptions amongst the medical
teaching faculty regarding types, composition, roles and responsibilities of both institutional clinical and animal research
ethics committees. Methods: After prior approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), a standardized audit-based
pre-validated close-ended questionnaire was supplied to the willing faculty within the Medical College premises, who
instantaneously filled-up the questionnaire and returned it to the investigator. The questionnaire consisted of 20 closeended
questions, 10 each regarding animal and clinical research ECs. The results were statistically analyzed to assess the
awareness and knowledge of medical teaching faculty about institutional ethics committees. Results: 87 faculty were
approached of whom, 70 consented to participate. Out of a total of 20 questions, mean of questions answered correctly
was 11.87 ± 2.32 (Mean and Standard deviation). When the faculty were grouped as per their designation, the mean
scores were (11.33 ± 2.33) for the Assistant Professors, (12.86 ± 2.41) for the Associate Professors, (11.0 ± 02.6) for
Professors, (13.17 ± 1.94) for Senior residents and (12.35 ± 2) for Tutors. The difference between the groups were not
statistically significant.Conclusion: The overall quality of knowledge and awareness regarding details pertaining to the
structure and functioning of IECs were sub-par when compared to results of similar studies done elsewhere.
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Ethics committee, teaching, faculty, awareness, medical college
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Das Suvajit, Mukhopadhyay Kaushik, Pradhan Richeek, Mukherjee Sonali, Chatterjee Chandan. Awareness among Teaching Faculty about Ethics Committees in a Medical College of Kolkata: An Observational Study. Annals of International Medical and Dental Research. 2016 Nov-Dec; 2(6): 1-6.