Enrolling Adolescents in Research on HIV and Other Sensitive Issues: Lessons from South Africa

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.

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Published in	PLoS medicine Vol. 3; no. 7; p. e180
Main Authors	Singh, Jerome Amir, Abdool Karim, Salim S, Abdool Karim, Quarraisha, Mlisana, Koleka, Williamson, Carolyn, Gray, Clive, Govender, Michelle, Gray, Andrew
Format	Journal Article
Language	English
Published	United States Public Library of Science 01.07.2006 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adolescent Adolescents AIDS Bioethics Clinical Trials as Topic Confidentiality Epidemiology/Public Health Ethics Ethics Committees, Research Ethics, Research Guidelines as Topic Health aspects Health Policy HIV HIV (Viruses) HIV Infection/AIDS HIV Infections HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Infectious Diseases Medical Law Medicine in Developing Countries Pediatrics Personal Autonomy Policy Forum Research Methods Research Subjects Sexual Health South Africa Teenagers Vaccines Youth South Africa United States > US Africa HIV Infections Guidelines as Topic Confidentiality Ethics Committees, Research Humans Adolescent South Africa Clinical Trials as Topic Personal Autonomy Research Subjects Ethics, Research
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ISSN	1549-1676 1549-1277 1549-1676
DOI	10.1371/journal.pmed.0030180

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Summary:	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.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23 All authors are at the Centre for AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Congella, South Africa, and at the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu–Natal, Durban, South Africa. Jerome Amir Singh is in the Department of Public Health Sciences and in the Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and at the Howard College School of Law, University of KwaZulu–Natal, Durban, South Africa. Salim S. Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim are in the Division of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America. Salim S. Abdool Karim is also at the Weiss School of Medicine, Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America. Carolyn Williamson is in the Department of Virology, University of Cape Town. Rondebosch, South Africa. Clive Gray is at the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa. Michelle Govender is part of the AIDS Law Project, Johannesburg, South Africa. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
ISSN:	1549-1676 1549-1277 1549-1676
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pmed.0030180