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Ethical considerations for genetic research in low-income countries: perceptions of informed consent, data sharing, and expectations in Nicaragua.
European Journal of Human Genetics : EJHG 2023 December 6
Genetic research presents numerous ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI), particularly when the research involves collaborations between investigators in high and low-income countries. Some ELSI issues are universal, and others are specific to context and culture. This study investigates perceptions of genetic research in Nicaragua, Central America, where local and U.S. based researchers have collaborated for over a decade. A total of 43 residents from northwestern Nicaragua, a region with high mortality rates attributed to chronic kidney disease of non-traditional causes (CKDnt), were interviewed, including research participants in ongoing studies (n = 36), health professionals (n = 3), labor leaders (n = 2), and family members of research participants (n = 2). Questions focused on informed consent, data-sharing, and post-study expectations. Audio recordings of interviews conducted in Spanish were transcribed and translated into English. English transcripts were coded and analyzed using NVivo 12 software. The lack of familiarity with terms in the consent form presented a barrier to participant comprehension of key elements of the genetic research study, raising concerns about the validity of informed consent. Research participants often viewed their participation as access to health care. Health professionals emphasized the importance of long-term partnerships between foreign-based researchers and local health institutions. Leaders and family members recommended that they be informed of research studies and allowed the opportunity to consent, as they felt the benefits and risks of research also apply to them. Our findings identified genetic research practices to be improved upon in order to be more responsive to the contextual realities of collaborators living in low-resource settings.
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