Being a woman researcher in dangerous laboratories: biosafety level 3 and tuberculosis.

IF 2.4 4区哲学 Q2 ETHICS

Philosophy Ethics and Humanities in Medicine Pub Date : 2025-10-23 DOI:10.1186/s13010-025-00177-z

Kübra Yıldırım, Orhan Koçak, Meltem Baran, Cemilenur Ataş, Esra Tanyel Akçit, Majda Licina, Nurgül Bozkurt, Mustafa Çoban, Mehmet Akif Gün, Seçkin Özler, Tarana Oktan, Ece Şimşek, Ahmet Yılmaz Çoban

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Background: Studies on the tuberculosis pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacillus require a biosafety level 3 laboratory. This study aims to investigate the gender distribution of researchers working in the most hazardous tuberculosis laboratory.

Methods: In this study, the original articles indexed in Web of Science between 1970 and 2021, which include phenotypic testing methods in which the susceptibility results of drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis are determined, were reviewed.

Results: As a result of our analysis, it was found that female researchers were included as first name in the publications at a rate of 49%, unlike other fields of science, and 51% came from lower-middle-income and upper-middle-income countries. According to the incidence rates announced by the World Health Organization in the years when the articles were published, it was seen that female researchers participated in more studies in regions with a high incidence of tuberculosis to ('x̄' = 89.94).

Conclusion: According to our data, it was found that the proportion of female researchers was high in the laboratory with a high risk of contamination of biosafety level 3. The high proportion of female researchers in hazardous areas is striking.

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在危险的实验室里做一名女性研究人员：生物安全三级和结核病。

背景：对结核分枝杆菌的研究需要生物安全3级实验室。本研究旨在调查在最危险的结核病实验室工作的研究人员的性别分布。方法：在本研究中，对Web of Science 1970 - 2021年间收录的原始文章进行了综述，其中包括用于确定结核病治疗药物敏感性结果的表型检测方法。结果：我们的分析结果发现，与其他科学领域不同，女性研究人员以姓氏出现在出版物中的比例为49%，51%来自中低收入和中高收入国家。根据世界卫生组织公布的文章发表年份的发病率，可以看到女性研究人员在结核病高发地区参与的研究更多（'x ' = 89.94）。结论：根据我们的数据发现，在生物安全三级污染风险较高的实验室中，女性研究人员的比例较高。女性研究人员在危险领域的高比例令人震惊。

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Philosophy Ethics and Humanities in Medicine Arts and Humanities-History and Philosophy of Science

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期刊介绍： Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine considers articles on the philosophy of medicine and biology, and on ethical aspects of clinical practice and research. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal that encompasses all aspects of the philosophy of medicine and biology, and the ethical aspects of clinical practice and research. It also considers papers at the intersection of medicine and humanities, including the history of medicine, that are relevant to contemporary philosophy of medicine and bioethics. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine is the official publication of the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University Medical Center.