Medical Science
Volume 26, Issue 128, October 2022
The ethics of animal research: A survey of the public in Saudi Arabia
Sarah Saleh Al-harbi1, Ghada Ahmad Al-adwani1, Bushra Ahmad Bukhari1, Ghosoon Mohammed Bafaraj1, Waad Saleh Alotaibi1, Tiaf Musaed Alharbi1, Basmah Eidhah Alsukhayri1, Yosra Z. Al-Hindi2♦
1Pharm D candidate, Faculty of pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University,
Makkah, KSA
2Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of medicine, Umm Al-Qura
University, Makkah, KSA
♦Corresponding author
Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of medicine, Umm Al-Qura
University,
Makkah, KSA
ABSTRACT
Background: In the extent of medical evolution and research we aimed to consider the ethics of using animal in research, drug therapy trials and experimental procedures, we wanted to explore the opinion of the public in Saudi Arabia towards it. Methods: a survey was established from January 2022 to August 2022 in Google form and was distributed by the internet and social media to the public of Saudi Arabia. Consent was essential and participation was voluntary. Results: Around 414 people from the public responded to the survey completely, 56% of them were female and 44% were male. Around 77% of them were aged between 18 to 24 years old. 45% were studying in health care universities especially medical, pharmacy, nursing, and dental colleges. 77% were from the western province of Saudi Arabia. More than half of the participants argued positively about the need of using animals in research and the wide benefits of it for humanity especially for experiment on very serious health conditions for humans. However, around 30% felt that there can be an alternative for animals for such situation. Conclusion: More debate is vital to be established with a greater number of public participation and interviewing for a possible convincing method for collecting rationale opinions.
Keywords: animal, research, ethics, public, Saudi Arabia
Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms408e2490
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i128/ms408e2490
Published: 12 October 2022
