Indian Journal of Medical Ethics· 2020Q4
Unanticipated challenges: Institutional anonymity vs child health
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Short summary
Researchers face ethical conflicts when ancillary findings on school drinking water safety contradict government reports, potentially jeopardizing institutional anonymity while highlighting risks to child health.
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Key points
- Researchers may uncover ancillary findings about drinking water safety in schools that conflict with government reports.
- A key ethical challenge is balancing institutional anonymity with the duty to report potential risks to child health.
- The paper questions the researcher's ethical obligations when ancillary findings contradict official statements.
- Media attention and demands for government action further complicate the researcher's responsibilities.
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Abstract
is the responsibility of the school authorities to ensure that children have access to safe drinking water throughout the school hours. Questions1. What are the ethical issues at stake here?2. What is the ethical responsibility of the researcher in this situation?3. Will the researcher's ethical responsibilities be different if she is studying the availability of safe drinking water to school children?4. What are the researcher's responsibilities when she finds out that ancillary findings contradict government reports?5. What are the researcher's responsibilities when media reports question the availability of safe drinking water in schools and the media demands a government level enquiry and action?Unanticipated challenges: Institutional anonymity vs child health MANICKAM PONNAIAH
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