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Yes
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the issue
HAVE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS BEEN APPROPRIATELY CONSIDERED?
• Have all the appropriate community and related groups with an interest in the results
been consulted for permission to work with children?
• Have efforts been made to ensure that community and potential participants understand
the activity’s purpose and possible outcomes to avoid raising false expectations?
• Are local supervision mechanisms in place Continued to monitor child protection from previous and review page No
ongoing activities?
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HAVE ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY BEEN ANTICIPATED?
• Have potentially harmful direct consequences of the activity been anticipated and
safeguarded against?
• Has the possibility of community stigma from participation been anticipated and
safeguarded against?
• Have the identities of participants been protected?
• Have fi eld staff been appropriately selected, trained, and supported?
• Are fi eld staff and associated community resources prepared to anticipate, recognize,
and respond to children’s needs for follow up, recognizing age, gender, ethnicity, etc?
• Have fi eld staff been trained to respond appropriately to the discovery of a child in
serious danger?
• Do all staff know the circumstances under which participant confi dentially should be
breached?
No
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ARE PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY PROCEEDS ETHICALLY?
• Do all investigators know who can give informed consent when working with children
and adolescents?
• Do interviewers know the most important elements of consent to discuss with
children of all ages?
• Have investigators ensured that adult guardians fully understand the nature of the
activity?
• Has use of a “child advocate” to represent the best interest of the child been considered?
• Have procedures been put into place to avoid undue infl uence or coercion?
• Are children’s needs for support and protection refl ected in the interview procedures?
No
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IS THERE A CLEAR PLAN FOR ACTIVITIES AFTER INFORMATION GATHERING IS COMPLETE?
• Is there a clear and fully budgeted plan for secure storage of written records when
data collection is complete?
• Is there a clear and fully budgeted dissemination plan to ensure access to the results
of the activity by the community and partner organizations?
Proceed with information-gathering activity
No
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