Health Science Reports (Nov 2022)

Influence of COVID‐19 pandemic on research and fieldwork: Perspectives from Ghana

  • Fatima Amponsah Fordjour

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.906
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 6
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract The insurgence of COVID‐19 has received all attention at the detriment of research on most diseases. Procedures and protocols devised to curb the pandemic continues to affect lives and work. As most countries prepare to tune back to normalcy, working conditions undoubtedly will not be the same as the World Health Organization still urges nations to scale up procedures and strategies against the pandemic. As research groups and projects across the globe and especially in Ghana begins work, these protocols must be fashioned into their study protocol before approval will be granted by ethical institutions. This has led to increase in research cost, with additional responsibilities aside their normal research activities. This perspective clearly points out the impact of the pandemic on research, especially fieldwork.

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