Informed consent in Sri Lanka: a survey among ethics committee members

Athula Sumathipala; Sisira Siribaddana; Suwin Hewage; Manura Lekamwattage; Manjula Athukorale; Chesmal Siriwardhana; Joanna Murray; Martin Prince

doi:10.1186/1472-6939-9-10

Informed consent in Sri Lanka: a survey among ethics committee members

Athula Sumathipala, Sisira Siribaddana, Suwin Hewage, Manura Lekamwattage, Manjula Athukorale, Chesmal Siriwardhana, Joanna Murray, Martin Prince

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Approval of the research proposal by an ethical review committee from both sponsoring and host countries is a generally agreed requirement in externally sponsored research.However, capacity for ethics review is not universal. Aim of this study was to identify opinions and views of the members serving in ethical review and ethics committees in Sri Lanka on informed consent, essential components in the information leaflet and the consent form.

Original language	English
Article number	10
Journal	BMC Medical Ethics
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-9-10
Publication status	Published - 2008

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