Title:
Bridging Research Integrity and Global Health Epidemiology (BRIDGE): A Pilot Study on Assessing Research Integrity and Research Fairness
Authors:
Sjamsoedin, Mink Albert Nicolas
Place:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute [etc.]
Year:
2022
PAGE:
v, 44
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
global health, research integrity, research fairness, survey, mixed methods
Abstract:
INTRODUCTION Research integrity has gained momentum over the last decades, which has lead to the development of guidelines to promote it. Research fairness is a movement that addresses equity in research partnerships between low- and middle-income countries and high-income countries. Recently, a first set of guidelines of research practices was published on incorporating both principles, the BRIDGE guidelines. This pilot study was a first attempt to assess the level of achievement of the BRIDGE standards and criteria and to identify possible barriers and facilitators to this achievement. METHODS For this pilot study, a mixed methods study design approach was used to assess current practices in global health research as experienced by alumni of the KIT Royal Tropical Institute in regards to the BRIDGE guidelines. Specifically, an explanatory study approach (QUAN à qual) was used, for which a quantitative assessment was done by an online survey, followed by a qualitative assessment by in-depth interviews. RESULTS Results showed lower levels of achievement of the BRIDGE criteria concerning themes on public availability of data, consideration of stakeholders and annotation of steps in research and possible sources for barriers and facilitators were identified in themes such as communication, resources, local context, incentives and ownership. DISCUSSION Research fairness seemed to be more difficult to achieve than research integrity. A push for open science is advocated and recommendations for a larger planned cross-sectional survey on research integrity and research fairness are made.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute , VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Training:
Master of Science in International Health
Category:
Research
Right:
@ 2022 Sjamsoedin
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
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