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Table 2 Primary ethical dilemmas encountered at work among 126 field epidemiologists a

From: Ethical challenges and moral distress among field epidemiologists

Category

n (%)

Inadequate informed consent

77 (61)

Inequitable allocation of health resources

62 (49)

Conflicts of interest

54 (43)

Corruption

36 (29)

Lack of community engagement in public health measures

35 (28)

Inadequate access to health care

30 (24)

Occurrence of unintended harm

11 (9)

  1. aParticipants selected up to 3 responses; two responses missing