Putting research ethics in context: Rethinking vulnerability and agency within a research ethics case study on HIV prevention for young girls in South Africa. 

Expiry Date
: 13/02/2030
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
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The article discusses ethical guidelines relating to the vulnerabilities and agency experienced by research participants in daily life and as experienced in research participation.

Keywords: Agency, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), research ethics, vulnerability

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Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:

The aim is to provide research ethics guidance to researchers on complex sources of vulnerability and the ethical issues that arise in research practice by highlighting the ways in which researchers and study participants navigate ethical obligations.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. Vulnerability as operationalised in research ethics
  2. Vulnerability and ethical issues experienced in research participation
  3. Sources of vulnerability and agency in feminist bioethics

Instructions for this Module

  • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
  • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
  • The pass grade is 70%;
  • You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
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