Journal article
Attitudes of Public Health Academics toward Receiving Funds from for-Profit Corporations: A Systematic Review
Public health ethics, Vol.10(3), pp.phw036-303
08/20/2016
DOI: 10.1093/phe/phw036
Abstract
With dwindling support from governments toward universities, university–industry partnerships have increased. Ethical concerns over such partnerships have been documented, are particularly relevant when an institution receives money from a corporation whose products do harm and are intensified for academic public health institutions whose missions include promoting well-being. Academics in medicine and nutrition have often failed to recognize the potential conflicts of industry-sponsored research. It is unclear if research to date has explored attitudes of public health academics toward accepting such funds. The objective of this research was to review systematically the attitudes of public health academics with respect to accepting funds from for-profit corporations. Four electronic databases were searched as well as the archives of the Chronicles of Higher Education. The search strategy was based on four main domains: for-profit organizations, funding, public health and academia. This search resulted in a total of 4017 articles reviewed. No articles were found that investigated the attitudes of public health academics toward accepting funds from industry. The lack of articles addressing public health academicians’ perspective toward accepting industry funds is striking. Research regarding this topic can guide development of policies that minimize the negative consequences of industry funding.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Attitudes of Public Health Academics toward Receiving Funds from for-Profit Corporations: A Systematic Review
- Creators
- Rima T NakkashSanaa MugharbilHala AlaouiéRima A Afifi
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Public health ethics, Vol.10(3), pp.phw036-303
- DOI
- 10.1093/phe/phw036
- ISSN
- 1754-9973
- eISSN
- 1754-9981
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/20/2016
- Academic Unit
- Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984064188102771
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