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ArticleJournal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE2015

I'm positive, but i'm negative: Competing Voices in Informed Consent and Implications for HIV vaccine trials.

Clinton Rautenbach, Graham Lindegger, Catherine Slack, Melissa Wallace, Peter Newman

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Article in Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. ". . . I've Gone Through This My Own Self, So I Practice What I Preach . . . ".Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Clinton RautenbachUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa rautenbach@ukzn.ac.za.
Graham LindeggerUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Catherine SlackUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Melissa WallaceUniversity of Cape Town, South Africa.
Peter NewmanUniversity of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
University of KwaZulu-Natal · ZAUniversity of Cape Town · ZAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

CIHR 118570-1CIHR THA-118570
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HIV vaccine trials (HVTs) are ethically complex, and sound informed consent processes should facilitate optimal decision-making for participants. This study aimed to explore representations of critical HVT-related concepts to enhance the consent process. Four focus group discussions were conducted with participants from key constituencies at a South African HVT site. Thematic analysis was employed to identify representations of key HVT-related concepts. The findings suggest that (potential) participants may negotiate multiple, competing versions of HVT-related concepts in a somewhat unrecognized process, which may have significant implications for the consent process. Stakeholders involved in consent and engagement activities at sites should be assisted to elicit, engage, and resolve competing representations of HVT-related concepts. More empirical research is needed to explore how such stakeholders address competing representations in their interactions with potential participants.

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AIDS VaccinesAttitudeResearch SubjectsResidence CharacteristicsAdultBiomedical ResearchHIV InfectionsHumansInformed ConsentAIDS Vaccinesculturedecision-makingempirical dataHIV vaccine trialsinformed consentmental modelsresearch ethicsSouth Africa

Identifiers

PMID25819758
PMCPMC4390555
OpenAlexW2144720490

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