Community perspectives on the ethical issues surrounding adolescent HIV vaccine trials in South Africa

Vaccine

Volumn 26, Issue 45, 2008, Pages 5679-5683

  Jaspan, Heather B ^a   Soka, Nosiphiwo F ^a   Strode, Ann E ^b   Mathews, Catherine ^a,c   Mark, Daniella ^a   Flisher, Alan J ^a   Wood, Robin ^a   Bekker, Linda Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Community; Ethics; HIV vaccine trials

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS VACCINES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52949119176     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.08.033     Document Type: Article

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