Researcher should concern more on ethical if they will conduct research in vulnerable group. In this case, researcher conducted the study in IDU and volunteers had to take methadone at the clinic. Stakeholders might think it was condition to make volunteers participated in the trial. Unfortunately for the researcher that the study conducted in Thailand,where the government does not support to provide clean needle to volunteer. Researcher team should perform activities to ask stakeholders’ opinion, make good understand and build trust prior conduct the study. National or global NGO are needed to consult and help researcher on issue that related with policy in country.
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