Unpacking research ethical stands and practices in academic institutions: A case study of a university from Ethiopia

Figures & data

Table 1. Summary of young staff research reports assessment results

Researchers^1		Target Population^2	Ethics^3	Detailed Ethical Consideration			Remark
				Consent^4	Compensation	Anonymity	Additional Information
M	3	1	2	4	Yes	No	In the budget
F	3	1	2	4	Yes	No	In the budget
M	4	1	1	3	Yes	No	Discipline, Public and Funders
M	4	1	2	4	Yes	No	In the budget plan
M	5	1	2	4	Yes	No	In the budget plan
M	3	1	2	4	Yes	No	In the budget plan
F	2	3	2	3	Yes	No	In the budget
M	2	1	2	1	Yes	No	In the budget plan
F	2	1	2	1	Yes	No	In the budget plan
M	2	1	2	4	Yes	No	In the budget
M	4	1	2	4	No	No	No clue
M	3	1	2	4	Yes	No	In the budget plan
M	5	1	2	4	No	No	No clue

¹The 1^st column shows gender (M-Male and F-Female) of the researcher and the 2^nd column is the number of co-researchers

²Under the target population, 1 represents adults, 2 Children and 3 adults and children of any gender

³Used 1 for Yes and 2 for no ethical consideration issues

⁴Consent: 1for oral and 2 for written, 3 for both oral and written and 4 for no clue about the consent form

Table 2. Summary of department I MA Thesis documents

Researcher^1	Advisors^2	Target Population^3	Ethics^4	Detailed Ethical Considerations			Remark: Participation is Voluntary and Aim of research disclosed
				Consent^5	Compensation	Anonymity
F	2,2	1	1	3	No clue	Yes	Voluntary, disclosed
M	2,2	1	1	3	No clue	No	Voluntary’ disclosed
M	2,2	1	1	3	No clue	No	Voluntary, disclosed
M	2,_	1	1	3	No clue	Yes	Voluntary, disclosed
M	2,1	1	1	3	No clue	Yes	Voluntary, disclosed
M	2,2	1	1	4	No clue	No	Voluntary, disclosed
M	1,1	1	2	4	No clue	No clue	No clue, no clue
M	2,2	1	1	4	No clue	No	No clue, disclosed
M	2,2	1	1	4	No clue	No	No clue, no clue
M	2,1	1	2	4	No clue	No	No clue, disclosed
M	2,1	1	1	4	No clue	Yes	No clue, disclosed
M	2,1	3	2	4	No clue	No	Voluntary, disclosed
M	2,1	1	2	4	No clue	Yes	No clue, no clue
M	2,1	1	2	4	No clue	No	No clue, no clue

¹The 1^st column shows gender (M-Male and F-Female) of the student and the 2^nd column is the number of co-researchers

²Number 1 represents Ethiopian Nationals and 2 Expatriate Staffs for both principal and co-advisors and separated by comma (,)

³ Under the target population, 1 represents adults, 2 Children and 3 adults and children of any gender

⁴Used 1 for Yes and 2 for no ethical consideration issues

⁵Consent: 1for oral and 2 for written, 3 for both oral and written and 4 for no clue about consent form

Table 3. Summary of department II MA/MSc Thesis documents

Researchers^1	Advisors^2	Target Population^3	Ethics^4	Detailed Ethical Considerations			Remark: Participation is Voluntary and Aim of research disclosed
				Consent^5	Compensation	Anonymity
M	2,1	1	2	4	No clue	No clue	No clue, disclosed
M	2,1	1	2	4	No clue	No clue	No clue, disclosed
M	2,2	1	2	4	No clue	No clue	No clue, No clue
F	2,1	1	2	4	No clue	No clue	No clue, disclosed
M	1,1	1	2	4	No clue	No clue	No clue, No clue
M	1,_	1	2	4	No clue	No clue	No clue, No clue
M	1,1	1	2	4	No clue	No clue	No clue, disclosed
M	1,_	1	2	4	No clue	No clue	No clue, disclosed
M	1,2	1	1	3	No clue	Yes	No clue, disclosed
M	1,2	1	1	1	No clue	Yes	No clue, disclosed
M	2,1	1	2	4	No clue	Yes	No clue, no clue
M	2,1	1	2	4	No clue	No clue	No clue, no clue
M	1,1	1	2	4	No clue	Yes	No clue, no clue
M	1,1	1	2	4	No clue	No clue	No clue, no clue

¹The 1^st column shows gender (M-Male and F-Female) of the student and the 2^nd column is the number of co-researchers

²Number 1 represents Ethiopian Nationals and 2 Expatriate Staffs for both principal and co-advisors and separated by comma (,)

³ Under the target population, 1 represents adults, 2 Children and 3 adults and children of any gender

⁴Used 1 for Yes and 2 for no ethical consideration issues

⁵Consent: 1for oral and 2 for written, 3 for both oral and written and 4 for no clue about the consent form