A qualitative assessment of perspectives on the inclusion of adolescents in HIV vaccine trials in South Africa

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 172-176

  Jaspan, H B ^a,b   Soka, N F ^a   Mathews, C ^c,d   Flisher, A J ^b,e   Mark, D ^a   Middelkoop, K ^a   Wood, R ^a   Bekker, L G ^a,b  

^a Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d School of Public Health and Family Medicine   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Community consultation; HIV vaccine trials; South Africa

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS VACCINES; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK-TAKING; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77949413068     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.008484     Document Type: Article

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