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Ethical part for DHS data [message #2233]

Sat, 31 May 2014 23:25

draminur@icddrb.org is currently offline

draminur@icddrb.org
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We are planning to submit a manuscript from BDHS data, I am just wondering is there any format available to include in the ethical section of the paper..
Thanks,
Aminur

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Re: Ethical part for DHS data [message #2348 is a reply to message #2233]

Fri, 06 June 2014 13:31

Bridgette-DHS
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Could you please give more details, and say specifically what you are looking for?

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Re: Ethical part for DHS data [message #2350 is a reply to message #2348]

Sat, 07 June 2014 00:47

draminur@icddrb.org
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Hi,
we will submit a manuscript at peer reviewed journal for publication. So, we need to describe the ethics section for BDHS data collection (permission for using data and get consent before making interview. I have written a paragraph, is it fine:
Bangladesh Demography Health Survey 2011 (BDHS 2011) is a national health survey conducted by NIPORT, MOHFW, Bangladesh, Mitro associates and ORC Macro. Before start of every interview at each household a verbal informed consent was obtained from each respondent. The permission of BDHS data set was available from https://dhsprogram.com/data and their user instructions were strictly followed (All DHS data should be treated as confidential, and no effort should be made to identify any household or individual respondent interviewed in the survey.)

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Re: Ethical part for DHS data [message #2367 is a reply to message #2350]

Mon, 09 June 2014 14:02

Bridgette-DHS
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Our Senior Data Quality Coordinator, Kia Reinis has modified the paragraph as follows:

The below excerpt from page 5 of the survey final report (available for download from our website) identifies the implementing organizations of the survey (note that your reference to ORC Macro should be changed to ICF International):

"The 2011 BDHS was conducted under the authority of the National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The survey was implemented by Mitra and Associates, a Bangladeshi research firm located in Dhaka. ICF International of Calverton, Maryland, USA, provided technical assistance to the project as part of its international Demographic and Health Surveys program (MEASURE DHS)."

[Source of above statement: National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), Mitra and Associates, and ICF
International. 2013. Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011. Dhaka, Bangladesh and Calverton, Maryland, USA: NIPORT, Mitra and Associates, and ICF International.]

It is true that an interview was conducted only if the respondent provided their verbal consent in response to being read an informed consent statement by the interviewer.

Whether or not the paragraph you wrote is fine for the journal would seem to be a decision between you and the journal.

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