1. J. LOGAN1, Z.P. MSUNZA2, F. TESHA1, A.P. KASIMBA2, F.D. NG’IDA2, N. SOMBE2,
D. SUMNER1, R. MWANGI2, B. TEMBA2, E. KISANGA2, K.A. STEWART1
METHODOLOGY
• Conducted 12 key informant interviews and 7 focus group
discussions with community members and KCMUCo faculty and
students to identify RCR barriers around Moshi, Tanzania (n = 54)
• Developed five video modules (5 minutes each) and discussion
guide to lead workshop on RCR challenges for both Tanzanian
and international researchers
RESULTS
• Community members: “Researchers need to be more cognizant
of participants needs, otherwise they become highly stigmatized”
• KCMUCo students: “Researchers must be honest and persuasive
with community members to maintain trust and finish research”
• DGHI students: “Subtleties of ethical barriers lost in subtitles,
researchers should prioritize communication more highly”
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
• Identify primary challenges to
researcher-community relations
• Create locally relevant and
culturally competent research
ethics training materials
• Develop video and website
based ethics training modules
• Facilitate discussion workshops
with community and
researchers to explore issues
and possible solutions
Moshi, Tanzania
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GLOBAL HEALTH
RESEARCHER: RESEARCH ETHICS VIDEO TRAINING
Special thanks to our funder, Duke Global Health Institute, KCMUCo research administration and Community Advisory Board members,
KCMUCo Conversation Hour Club, and community members in Moshi, Tanzania
VIDEO MODULES FILMED BY
KCMUCo FACULTY AND STUDENTS
VIDEO MODULES FOCUS ON CAB MEMBERS,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND RESEARCH TEAMS
CONCLUSIONS
• Unreliable communication and
inconsistent return of results are the two
main barriers to sustainable relations
between researchers and communities
• Tanzanian and American graduate
students perceived ethical scenarios
differently during workshop training; in
our view this justifies culturally
contextualized ethics training
• Moving forward there is a critical
demand from all involved parties to
establish additional video modules
exemplifying solutions to ethical issues
AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD:
http://sites.globalhealth.duke.edu/gh-rcr-video-training/
TRAINING MATERIALS
KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
1. Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
2. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania