Table 4

 Member composition of research ethics boards (REBs)

Size of REB (no of members)
0–56–1011–1516–20Total
*Three REBs had two lawyers and one REB had four lawyers.
REBs, n (%)1 (4.3)5 (21.7)13 (56.5)4 (17.4)23
REBs with at least 1 ethicist, nN/A310215
REBs with at least 1 lawyer, n1411*420
REBs with at least 1 member with expertise in biomedical research, n00235
REBs with at least 1 community member, n1513423
REBs with at least 2 community members, n0210315
REBs with ⩾3 community members, n00505