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Table 3 Suggestions on how to improve accessibility and comprehensibility of the online module based on Nigerian code for health research ethics

From: Development and pilot testing of an online module for ethics education based on the Nigerian National Code for Health Research Ethics

Item

Suggestions to improve comprehensibility

Frequency of respondents

1.

Design programs and training to create awareness about the Code

26

2.

Provide hardcopies of Nigerian Code for researchers

16

3.

Add to the curriculum for undergraduate education in Nigeria and make bioethics a core undergraduate course

10

4.

Module is voluminous and so should be shortened

6

5.

Highlight key issues and definitive statements of interest

4

6.

Add more examples and illustrations including pictorial presentations

4

7.

Add more information on roles of PIs

4

8.

Make webpage more friendly

2

9.

Include case scenarios in the module

2

Item

Suggestions to improve accessibility

Frequency of respondents

1.

Adequate internet connectivity

12

2.

Recommend the module for tertiary institutions in Nigeria

10

3.

Provides link for the module on Federal Ministry of Health website

6

4.

Make the log in procedure easier for researchers

5

5.

Develop a separate website for training on the Nigerian Code

4

6.

Encourage computer literacy

2