Improving validity of informed consent for biomedical research in zambia using a laboratory exposure intervention

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Zulu, Joseph Mumba ^a   Lisulo, Mpala Mwanza ^a   Besa, Ellen ^a   Kaonga, Patrick ^a   Chisenga, Caroline C ^a   Chomba, Mumba ^a   Simuyandi, Michelo ^a   Banda, Rosemary ^a   Kelly, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CASE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SERVICE; MOTIVATION; OBSERVATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BELIEF; TISSUE SECTION; TRUST; VALIDITY; ZAMBIA; ETHICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907572393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108305     Document Type: Article

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