ArticleEthics & behavior2018
Sexual health research among youth representing minority populations: To waive or not to waive parental consent.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Missing assent: a global systematic review of ethical practices in HIV research with men who have sex with men (MSM) under 18.BMC medical ethics · 2026Pooled it
- Adolescent participation in HIV research: consortium experience in low and middle-income countries and scoping review.The lancet. HIV · 2020Pooled it
- Project GOLD: A pilot randomized controlled trial of a novel psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention for heterosexually-active black youth.Research in nursing & health · 2019Trial
- Racial Self-Efficacy and Ethnic Identity in the Context of Neighborhood Violence and Internalizing Symptoms Among Black and Latinx youth: An Application of the Minority Stress Theory.Community health equity research & policy · 2025Article
- Uncovering systemic barriers related to equity, diversity and inclusion in child health research: a scoping review addressing marginalised communities.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Vital Voices: HIV Prevention and Care Interventions Developed for Disproportionately Affected Communities by Historically Underrepresented, Early-Career Scientists.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2021Review
- A Qualitative Investigation of Facilitators to Black and Latino Adolescent and Young Adults' Participation in a Couple-Based HIV Prevention Study.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2021Article
- Understanding Neighborhoods' Impact on Youth Substance Use and Mental Health Outcomes in Paterson, New Jersey: Protocol for a Community-Based Participatory Research Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Competence to Consent to Oral and Injectable PrEP Trials Among Adolescent Males Who Have Sex with Males.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Mental Health Burden among Black Adolescents: The Need for Better Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment Engagement.Social work in mental health · 2021Article
- Methodological strategies to engage young black and Latino heterosexual couples in sexual and reproductive health research.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Successfully Recruiting Black and Hispanic/Latino Adolescents for Sexually Transmitted Infection and HIV Prevention Research.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Article
- The development of an innovative, theory-driven, psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention for heterosexually active black adolescents with mental illnesses.Vulnerable children and youth studies · 2019Article
- HIV/STI Prevention Among Heterosexually Active Black Adolescents With Mental Illnesses: Focus Group Findings for Intervention Development.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACArticle
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Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) significantly burden youth aged 13-24 years in the United States. Directly engaging youth in sexual health research is a public health priority and urgently needed to develop targeted, youth-friendly, and culturally relevant HIV/STI prevention interventions. Controversies arise, however, regarding informed assent and consent, parental permission or consent, and the definition of "child"/"minor" as it relates to medical, legal and ethical issues. In this paper, we describe challenges in the human subjects review processes that were undertaken before beginning an HIV/STI prevention research project with sexually active youth in an urban setting. These findings provide important contextual information to facilitate youth sexual health research and care, and Institutional Review Board approval processes with fewer delays.
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