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| Title |
Consulting communities on feedback of genetic findings in international health research: sharing sickle cell disease and carrier information in coastal Kenya
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| Published in |
BMC Medical Ethics, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6939-14-41 |
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| Authors |
Vicki Marsh, Francis Kombe, Raymond Fitzpatrick, Thomas N Williams, Michael Parker, Sassy Molyneux |
| Abstract |
International health research in malaria-endemic settings may include screening for sickle cell disease, given the relationship between this important genetic condition and resistance to malaria, generating questions about whether and how findings should be disclosed. The literature on disclosing genetic findings in the context of research highlights the role of community consultation in understanding and balancing ethically important issues from participants' perspectives, including social forms of benefit and harm, and the influence of access to care. To inform research practice locally, and contribute to policy more widely, this study aimed to explore the views of local residents in Kilifi County in coastal Kenya on how researchers should manage study-generated information on sickle cell disease and carrier status. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| South Africa | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 123 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 121 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 21 | 17% |
| Researcher | 16 | 13% |
| Librarian | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 25 | 20% |
| Unknown | 32 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 24 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 15% |
| Unknown | 41 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 October 2013.
All research outputs
#13,318,494
of 22,725,280 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medical Ethics
#694
of 990 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#110,203
of 210,688 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Ethics
#7
of 14 outputs
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