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! Investigators must provide children and adolescents and their parent or guardian with information about the activity in a manner appropriate to their culture and education. [...] They must have the opportunity to express views and make choices in a way that is appropriate to their understanding. [...] Children’s participation In order to adhere to the basic ethical principle of respect for persons, children and adolescents must be treated with honesty and integrity. [...] Even when the adults working with children are not formally bound by such codes, they provide a useful guide for conduct by establishing professionally accepted standards. Examples of questions that require attention to legal and professional implications: ? [...] Under these circumstances it may be possible to work with a comparison group that will not have access to the initial phase of services, but will have access to the expanded and hopefully improved services later when they are offered in their area. [...] The best way of doing this is through public meetings with children, adolescents, and adults that are open to the entire community. [...] Interviewers must genuinely listen to and respect the views of the children and adolescents with whom they talk. [...] Part 2 – Practical guidelines 30 ! Ethical Approaches to Gathering Information from Children and Adolescents in International Settings Investigators must make every effort to protect children and adolescents from the unintended consequence of stigma that might be associated with the information-gathering activity. [...] D3Part 2 − Practical guidelines Ethical Approaches to Gathering Information from Children and Adolescents in International Settings ! 33 Preserving participant anonymity requires that the identity of participants cannot be traced from their records because identifying details are not collected. [...] Part 2 − Practical ethical guidelines for information gathering Ethical Approaches to Gathering Information from Children and Adolescents in International Settings ! 37 strengthening community resources to cope with increased demand for referrals as a result of the activity.