Findings from the American College of Epidemiology's survey on Ethics guidelines. The American College of Epidemiology Ethics and Standards of Practice Committee |
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Authors: | RJ Prineas K Goodman CL Soskolne G Buck M Feinleib J Last JS Andrews |
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Affiliation: | University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, FL, USA. |
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Abstract: | PURPOSE: A survey to establish both the need and subject areas for a possible new set of ethics guidelines for epidemiologists was conducted among a random sample of 300 North American (Canada, Mexico, and United States) members of three major United States-based professional epidemiology organizations. METHODS: An 88% response rate revealed wide agreement on topics to be included in any new set of guidelines, but uncertainty prevailed about the need for new guidelines; 41% agreed that there was a need to develop a new set, 43% had no opinion, and 16% disagreed. RESULTS: There was almost no difference in preferences between men and women for topics to be included in a new set of guidelines, or between those aware or unaware of extant ethics guidelines in epidemiology. Fifty-four percent were aware of such guidelines and only 29% of these said they could describe the content of the guidelines. CONCLUSION: More needs to be done to evaluate the utility of ethics codes in epidemiology. |
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