Enrolling adolescents in research on HIV and other sensitive issues: lessons from South Africa

Jerome Amir Singh; Salim S Abdool Karim; Quarraisha Abdool Karim; Koleka Mlisana; Carolyn Williamson; Clive Gray; Michelle Govender; Andrew Gray

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030180

Enrolling adolescents in research on HIV and other sensitive issues: lessons from South Africa

PLoS Med. 2006 Jul;3(7):e180. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030180. Epub 2006 Apr 18.

Authors

Jerome Amir Singh¹, Salim S Abdool Karim, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Koleka Mlisana, Carolyn Williamson, Clive Gray, Michelle Govender, Andrew Gray

Affiliation

¹ Centre for AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Congella, South Africa. [email protected]

Abstract

Jerome Singh and colleagues present the ethical and legal challenges surrounding the enrollment of adolescents in HIV observational studies and other types of sensitive research.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Clinical Trials as Topic
Confidentiality
Ethics Committees, Research
Ethics, Research*
Guidelines as Topic
HIV Infections*
Humans
Personal Autonomy
Research Subjects*
South Africa

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding