Journal of Research in Medical Education & Ethics
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 1

What is Minimum Standard of Care that should be Provided To Research Participants in Research Studies conducted in Developing Countries

Department of obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan

Online published on 30 May, 2012.

Abstract

Standard of care is defined as reasonable formal treatment and diagnostic process that a physician should follow for a patient with specific symptoms or disease. It can be general or specific. In health settings, care of any standard may be considered as ethical until it does not exploit human rights and poor vulnerable population of any cast, creed or country. The ethics of research on human population is a big challenge. This article focuses on such issues and the minimum standard of care to be followed in human research.

Keywords

Standard of care, Developing countries, Research participants