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Table 1 Numbers of responses received from the invited participants in each respective category (N = 38)

From: Why did not all studies conducted during Darfur’s armed conflict obtain ethics approval? Insights from a qualitative study

Category of participants

No. of invitees

Invited for

No. of participants

The label used in the transcription

Tot.

M

F

1. The directors/heads of Sudan’s offices of relevant UN Specialised agencies and the Red Cross/Crescent

6

Interviews

1

1

0

UN

5

FGDs

2

1

1

FGD-NGOs

3. The directors/heads of missions of selected INGOs

6

Interviews

1

1

0

INGO

10

FGDs

8

4

4

FGD-NGOs

5. The directors of NGOs

20

FGDs

19

13

6

FGD-NGOs

6. Humanitarian governance bodies

3

Interviews

1

0

1

HGB

7. Research governance bodies

2

1

1

RGB

8. Relevant FMOH departments

6

FGDs

4

1

3

FGD-NGOs

Total

56

 

38

22

16

 
  1. FMOH: Federal Ministry of Health (Sudan); FGDs: Focus Group Discussions; HGB: Humanitarian Governance Body, which includes the Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC); INGO: International Non-Governmental Organization; NGOs: Non-Governmental Organizations; NGOs: Non-Governmental Organization; RGB: Research Governance Body, which include the National Research Ethics Committee and the Research department at FMOH; UN: the United Nations