The social dynamics of consent and refusal in HIV surveillance in rural South Africa

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 118-125

  Reynolds, Lindsey ^a   Cousins, Thomas ^a   Newell, Marie Louise ^b,c   Imrie, John ^b,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; HIV testing; Kinship; Local relations; Obligation and reciprocity; Participation; South Africa; Surveillance research

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KINSHIP; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; DYNAMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL DYNAMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT REFUSAL; YOUNG ADULT;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84871608347     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.11.015     Document Type: Article

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