Ethical considerations for conducting health disparities research in community health centers: A social-ecological perspective

C. Boutin-Foster, E. Scott, J. Melendez, A. Rodriguez, R. Ramos, B. Kanna and W. Michelen

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 12, 2179-2184

Abstract: Community health centers (CHCs) provide optimal research settings. They serve a high-risk, medically under-served population in the greatest need of intervention. Low socioeconomic status renders this population particularly vulnerable to research misconduct. Traditional principles of research ethics are often applied to participants only. The social-ecological model offers a comprehensive framework for applying these principles across multiple levels (participants, providers, organizations, communities, and policy). Our experience with the Trial Using Motivational Interviewing, Positive Affect and Self-Affirmation in African-Americans with Hypertension, a randomized trial conducted in CHCs, led us to propose a new platform for discussing research ethics; examine the social, community, and political factors surrounding research conducted in CHCs; and recommend how future research should be conducted in such settings.

Keywords: article; ethics; health center; health disparity; human; methodology; poverty; professional standard; research ethics; social environment; ethics; health center, Community Health Centers; Ethics Committees, Research; Ethics, Research; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Poverty Areas; Research Design; Social Environment, Community Health Centers; Ethics Committees, Research; Ethics, Research; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Poverty Areas; Research Design; Social Environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301599

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