Advances in Nursing / 2014 / Article / Tab 2 / Review Article
An Integrative Review of the Methods Used to Research the Prevalence of Violence against Women in Pakistan Table 2 Summary of ethical and safety measures among the studies reviewed.
Lead author (year) Ethics approval Informed consent Participant’s safety/confidentiality Interviewer’s safety/support Data safety Acknowledge WHO recommendation Ali (2011) [20 ] Assured Written (i) One eligible woman/household (ii) Referral and support to identified cases (iii) Known interviewers Implicit Implicit Explicit Ali (2007) [26 ] Assured Verbal (i) Data collected for other health issues (ii) Known interviewers Implicit Absent Explicit Andersson (2010) [21 ] Assured Obtained (i) Interview all eligible women (ii) Referral and support to identified cases (iii) Neutral interviewers (iv) Participants asked not to share interview details with family Implicit Implicit Explicit Farid (2008) [22 ] Assured Obtained Implicit Implicit Absent Explicit Fikree (2006) [23 ] Absent Absent Implicit Absent Absent Absent Fikree (1999) [8 ] Absent Obtained Implicit Absent Absent Absent Hussain (2008) [28 ] Absent Absent Implicit Absent Absent Absent Karmaliani (2008) [24 ] Assured Written (i) One eligible woman/house hold, (ii) Referral and extra support (iii) Neutral interviewers (iv) Participants asked not to share interview details with family debriefing and support Explicit Explicit Naeem (2008) [25 ] Absent Obtained Implicit Absent Absent Absent Rabbani (2008) [29 ] Assured Verbal Implicit Implicit Explicit Explicit Shaikh (2003) [27 ] Absent Verbal Implicit Absent Absent Absent