Compensation of subjects for participation in biomedical research in resource – limited settings: a discussion of practices in Malawi

Abstract Background Compensating participants of biomedical research is a common practice. However, its proximity with ethical concerns of coercion, undue influence, and exploitation, demand that participant compensation be regulated. The objective of this paper is to discuss the current regulations...

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Main Authors: Wongani Nyangulu, Randy Mungwira, Nginanche Nampota, Osward Nyirenda, Lufina Tsirizani, Edson Mwinjiwa, Titus Divala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-019-0422-6