Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes about Research Ethics among Dental Faculty in the Middle East: A Pilot Study
Table 2
Awareness of research ethics and research ethics committees: aggregate responses and association between responses and independent variables. Numbers represent percentage of βyesβ or βcorrectβ responses.
Item
Aggregate (%)
KAU (%)
ASU (%)
Gender (%)
Academic position (%)
Prior ethics training (%)
Prior research (%)
Men
Women
Prof
Mid-level
Junior
Any Ethics Training
None
Any
None
Are you familiar with ethical principles in human subject research?
46.4
54.7*
34.0
51.9
40.6
59.0**
45.0
37.0
69.6**
32.9
50.6
32.4
Are you familiar with the functions of a research ethics committee?