Table 3 Assessment of specific cases using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree) or yes/no as indicated
From: An ethics curriculum for short-term global health trainees
Case (website sidebar order) | N | “Ethical issues were new to me” | “Gave me a strategy” | “Would recommend to a friend” |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree or strongly agree (Average score) | Agree or strongly agree (Average score) | Yes | ||
Developing Cultural Understanding | 151 | 22% | 81% | 85% |
(2.51) | (3.87) | |||
Ensuring Personal Safety | 110 | 35% | 77% | 85% |
(2.88) | (3.89) | |||
Exceeding Level of Training | 96 | 32% | 73% | 80% |
(2.89) | (3.79) | |||
Ensuring Sustainable and Appropriate Benefits | 88 | 51% | 79% | 91% |
(3.30) | (3.90) | |||
Addressing “Ancillary Benefits” | 85 | 49% | 85% | 88% |
(3.24) | (4.00) | |||
Recognizing Burdens | 77 | 43% | 72% | 88% |
(3.17) | (3.80) | |||
Shifting Resources | 77 | 56% | 79% | 84% |
(3.36) | (3.82) | |||
Telling the “Truth” | 86 | 52% | 77% | 88% |
(3.36) | (3.88) | |||
Selecting a Research Project | 83 | 51% | 78% | 92% |
(3.26) | (3.86) | |||
Understanding Informed Consent | 88 | 55% | 79% | 89% |
(3.27) | (3.90) |