Remote data collection for public health research in a COVID-19 era: ethical implications, challenges and opportunities

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
• ² Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH, UK.
• ³ Zambart, Nationalist Road, Lusaka, Zambia.
• ⁴ Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
• ⁵ Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit (MEIRU), Lilongwe, Malawi.
• ⁶ Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Seagrave Rd, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
• ⁷ Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH, UK.
• ⁸ Medical Research Council Tropical Epidemiology Group, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.