UNIVERSITY OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL-RECOLETOS

Integrated School (Grades 11 and 12)

Lizares Avenue, Bacolod City

RESEARCH FORM 01
RESEARCH ETHICAL REVIEW – FIRST STAGE
Strand: STEM - Allied Medical Health Strand         Section: Saint Ezekiel Moreno 05

(Leader) Saludares, Alyssa Nicole C. Bretaña, Nohvyn F.

Imbong, Ericka Jhayne Lumauag, Ethan E.

Montero, Sheridan Lei E.

Title of the Study: VACC-IT OO, VACC-IT HINDI: EVALUATING UNIVERSITY OF

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL - RECOLETOS  PARENTS’ LEVEL OF AWARENESS ON
COVID-19 VACCINES
Instructions. Answer each question by ticking YES or NO in the checklist below.
Item YES NO
Will your study involve collecting personal information on living ✓
individuals that will not be made anonymous?
Does your study involve vulnerable groups of people, including but not ✓
limited to children, the mentally challenged, refugees, undocumented
migrants, prisoners, asylum seekers, prisoners, indigenous people, or
minors?
Will your study require the cooperation and approval of a gatekeeper (an ✓
authority figure with the power to grant access to individuals and
information with or without their knowledge or informed consent) for
access to the people who will participate in or for information relating to
your study?
Will your study require the covert (secret) collection of data from human ✓
subjects without their knowledge or consent at the time?
Can you research topic be deemed politically, socially, or culturally ✓
sensitive?
Does your research involve data or information that requires permission ✓
from proper authorities or owners before use?
Will your group offer financial or material inducements (other than ✓
reasonable expenses or compensation for time) to your participants?
Will your research involve gathering and/or sharing data or information ✓
beyond the stipulations of an initial informed consent?
Does your research have procedures that may reveal the identities of ✓
participants who request or anticipate anonymity?
Do you feel that, at the completion of this study, there may be a need to ✓
restrict access to the final study for any reason whatsoever?
Will your research involve potential security and safety risks to your ✓
group or any of your participants that exceed those experienced in daily
life?
Will the study take place in a location or be done in a manner that could ✓
expose group members to risks that exceed those experienced in daily
life?
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Are any of the following specialized risks involved in your study? YES NO
 Patients and/or Hospital Staff ✓
 People at least 16 years old unable to give informed consent ✓
 Invasive, intrusive, or potentially harmful procedures on ✓
humans, including administration of drugs, placebos, or other
substances like food and vitamins
 Tissue samples and other body fluids (like blood, urine, or ✓
feces)
 Pain or generally unbearable discomfort ✓
 Inducing psychological stress or anxiety, or other harmful and ✓
negative consequences beyond those encountered in daily life
 Prolonged and repetitive testing ✓
 Potentially dangerous chemicals ✓
 Potentially biohazardous substances (like bacteria or fungi) ✓
 Live animals ✓
To the best of your knowledge, will the research raise any other issues ✓
that must be a subject of ethical review?

We confirm, to the best of our knowledge, that this is a full description of any and all
ethical issues that may arise in the course of the research we have proposed and plan
to do.

Signature over Printed Name of the Group Leader Signature over Printed Name of Group Member

Signature over Printed Name of Group Member Signature over Printed Name of Group Member

Signature over Printed Name of Group Member

Reviewed by: Noted by:

_________________________________ Methozela P. Iligan, MAEd

Signature over Printed Name of the Research Adviser Cluster Head
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Integrated School (Grades 11 and 12)
Lizares Avenue, Bacolod City

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RESEARCH FORM 01
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Research ethics is the application of moral standards and professional codes of behavior to the
collecting, analysis, reporting, and publication of data concerning research subjects, with a
particular focus on active acceptance of individuals' rights to privacy, confidentiality, and
informed consent (research ethics | Encyclopedia.com, 2019). The researchers are aware of the
critical nature of ethical considerations in the study. The following is critical:
 Supporting research objectives such as knowledge, truth, and error avoidance
 Assuring researchers' accountability
 Assisting in the growth of public support for research
 Encouraging collaborative work principles such as integrity, trust, fairness, and mutual
respect
Additionally, and most importantly, enabling a range of critical moral and social concepts, such
as human rights, legal compliance, social responsibility, public health and safety, and animal
welfare.

The researchers will send the informed consent to the participants and will assure them that it
will be secured and protected. One of the foundational concepts of research ethics is informed
consent. Its goal is for human subjects to enter studies freely or voluntarily after receiving
complete information about what it entails for them to participate and giving their agreement
before doing so (University of Oxford, 2019). Thus, research participants will be educated and
aware of their rights— the right to accept or reject the researchers' requests and withdraw.
Consent should be asked before a person (potentially) enters the research, and there should be
no excessive pressure on people to approve. The participant must comprehend the study and
consent as a basic need for informed consent (University of Oxford, 2019). That is why the
researchers would send the informed consent to the participants beforehand. Also, the
researchers will proactively address the individuals' concerns and inquiries.

The researchers must protect human subjects for the participants' safety and security, which
means they must be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Their safety is paramount, especially
during a pandemic. So, the researchers will deliver the survey questionnaires online, specifically
via Facebook Messenger. Without the respondent's consent to data dissemination, no
information that reveals their identity will be disseminated or published. Finally, after data
processing, the researchers would manually shred the raw data collected from the materials.
Respect for people's rights, dignity, diversity, and social responsibility guides the university's
professional responsibilities and behavior for education researchers.
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Integrated School (Grades 11 and 12)
Lizares Avenue, Bacolod City

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References

research ethics | Encyclopedia.com. (2019). Encyclopedia.com.

https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-

press-releases/research-ethics

Resnik, D. (2020, December 23). What is ethics in research & why is it important? National

Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis/index.cfm

University of Oxford. (2019). Informed consent | Research Support. Ox.ac.uk.

https://researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/governance/ethics/resources/consent
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Lizares Avenue, Bacolod City

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