Table 3 Numbers and percentages strongly agreeing or agreeing to the statements regarding how decisions for future research should be made
| Â | China n = 154 | Egypt n = 186 | India n = 127 | Japan n = 864 | Korea n = 105 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MTAs should require that foreign collaborating scientists consult local scientists before any new use of samples | 138 89.6% | 170 91.4% | 118 92.9% | 1011 67.7% | 82 78.1% |
MTAs should require local scientists to have some decision making power over the future use of samples | 132 85.7% | 169 90.9% | 108 85% | 484 56.1% | 76 72.3% |
MTAs should require that decisions regarding future use of samples should be made jointly by a committee composed of representatives of both local and foreign scientists | 110 71.4% | 162 87.1% | 106 83.5% | 461 53.4% | 72 68.5% |
MTAs should require that local scientists have veto power over any future use of samples by foreign collaborating scientists | 98 63.7% | 156 83.8% | 88 69.2% | 410 47.5% | 73 69.5% |
MTAs should require that a local scientist is involved in the protocol development team for any future research on the samples | 130 84.4% | 165 88.7% | 103 81.1% | 457 52.9% | 70 66.2% |