Qualitative study of comprehension of heritability in genomics studies among the Yoruba in Nigeria

Qualitative study of comprehension of heritability in genomics studies among the Yoruba in Nigeria

Abstract Background With growth of genomics research in Africa, concern has arisen about comprehension and adequacy of informed consent given the highly technical terms used in this field. We therefore decided to study whether there are linguistic and cultural concepts used to communicate heritabili...

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Main Authors: Rasheed O. Taiwo, John Ipadeola, Temilola Yusuf, Faith Fagbohunlu, Gbemisola Jenfa, Sally N. Adebamowo, Clement A. Adebamowo, the Indigene Study as part of the H3Africa Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Linguistic concepts
Heritability
Comprehension
Informed consent
Genomics studies
FGD
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-020-00567-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-020-00567-2

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