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November 2003, Vol 93, No. 11 | American Journal of Public Health 1878-1882
© 2003 American Public Health Association

ADOLESCENT HEALTH

Ethical Issues in Youth Surveys: Potentials for Conducting a National Questionnaire Study on Adolescent Schoolchildren’s Sexual Experiences With Adults

Karin Helweg-Larsen, MD and Helmer Bøving-Larsen, MA

Karin Helweg-Larsen is with the National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark. Helmer Bøving-Larsen is with the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Karin Helweg-Larsen, MD, National Institute of Public Health, Svanemøllevej 25, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark (e-mail: khl{at}niph.dk).

Objectives. We evaluated ethical constraints concerning youth surveys on child sexual abuse (CSA).

Methods. We reviewed internationally published studies and Danish regulations concerning school-based surveys conducted without active parental consent.

Results. Ethical constraints concerning participants in youth community studies have been scantily assessed. Danish legislation accords minors the right to be heard on issues concerning themselves. The anticipated societal benefits of children’s participation in community studies justify conducting anonymous surveys among schoolchildren based upon their own informed consent.

Conclusions. No ethical or legal objections were found to conducting an anonymous survey in Denmark on CSA among 9th-grade pupils without parental consent, provided that the survey was accompanied by an offer of counseling.




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