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Table 2 Distribution of Protocols Submitted from different Departments to the CIBS FM&MCH: 2013–2016

From: Research ethics review at University Eduardo Mondlane (UEM)/Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique (2013–2016): a descriptive analysis of the start-up of a new research ethics committee (REC)

N = 309

2013

n(%)

2014

n(%)

2015

n(%)

2016

n(%)

Total

n(%)

p-value

Department at MCH (n = 47)

 Internal Medicine

5 (50)

4 (44)

5 (31)

4 (34)

18 (38)

0.443

 Pediatrics

2 (20)

1 (11)

5 (31)

5 (42)

13 (28)

 

 Surgery

0 (0)

2 (22)

2 (13)

1 (8)

5 (11)

 

 Pathology

2 (20)

1 (11)

1 (6)

0 (0)

4 (9)

 

 Ophthalmology

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (13)

0 (0)

2 (4)

 

 Obstetrics/Gynecology

1 (10)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (2)

 

 Oncology

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (6)

0 (0)

1 (2)

 

 Orthopedics

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (8)

1 (2)

 

 Statistics

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (8)

1 (2)

 

 Pain Unit

0 (0)

1 (11)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (2)

 

Schools at UEM (n = 197)

 Faculty of Medicine

35 (78)

39 (67)

36 (68)

22 (54)

132 (67)

0.11

 Faculty of Education

0 (0)

10 (17)

5 (9)

11 (27)

26 (13)

 

 Faculty of Health Sciences

7 (16)

5 (9)

6 (11)

5 (12)

23 (11)

 

 Faculty of Social Sciences

2 (4)

1 (2)

1 (2)

2 (5)

6 (3)

 

 Faculty of Chemistry

0 (0)

1 (2)

3 (6)

1 (2)

6 (3)

 

 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

0 (0)

2 (3)

1 (2)

0 (0)

3 (2)

 

 Other

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (1)

 

Department of the FM (n = 132)

 Community Health /MPH program

16 (46)

18 (46)

20 (51)

15 (68)

69 (53)

0.022

 Microbiology/Masters FELTPa

6 (17)

16 (41)

6 (17)

5 (22)

33 (25)

 

 Mental Health/Master’s program

4 (12)

4 (10)

2 (6)

1 (5)

11 (8)

 

 Biochemistry

1 (3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1)

 

 Other

8 (22)

1 (3)

8 (26)

1 (5)

18 (13)

 
  1. aMasters FELTP = Master’s degree in Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program