South African traditional values and beliefs regarding informed consent and limitations of the principle of respect for autonomy in African communities: a cross-cultural qualitative study

South African traditional values and beliefs regarding informed consent and limitations of the principle of respect for autonomy in African communities: a cross-cultural qualitative study

Abstract Background The Western-European concept of libertarian rights-based autonomy, which advocates respect for individual rights, may conflict with African cultural values and norms. African communitarian ethics focuses on the interests of the collective whole or community, rather than rugged in...

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Main Authors: Francis Akpa-Inyang, Sylvester C. Chima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Africa
Biomedical research
Communitarianism
Empirical bioethics
Informed consent
Indigenous knowledge systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00678-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00678-4

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