Ethical challenges in global research on health system responses to violence against women: a qualitative study of policy and professional perspectives

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of interview participants

Interviewee	Country	Role	Years in role
1	European HIC	University researcher	9
2	European HIC	University researcher	21
3	European HIC	University REC member	10
4	European HIC	University REC member	25
5	South American LMIC	University researcher	23
6	South American LMIC	Municipal REC member	7
7	South American LMIC	University REC member and Hospital REC member	10
8	South American LMIC	University researcher	7
9	South American LMIC	Municipal Health Department REC member	9
10	Middle-Eastern LMIC	University researcher	14
11	Middle-Eastern LMIC	University REC member	10
12	Middle-Eastern LMIC	University REC member	34
13	South Asian LMIC-1	University researcher	2
14	South Asian LMIC-1	University researcher	2
15	South Asian LMIC-1	University researcher	10
16	South Asian LMIC-1	University REC member	9
17	South Asian LMIC-2	University researcher	2
18	South Asian LMIC-2	University researcher	3

HIC, high income country, LMIC low-and middle-income country, REC research ethics committee

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