Ethical issues in vaccine trial participation by adolescents: qualitative insights on family decision making from a human papillomavirus vaccine trial in Tanzania
Lucy Frost, Ms Tusajigwe Erio, Hilary Whitworth, Ms Graca Marwerwe, Richard Hayes, Kathy Baisley, Silvia de SanJosé, Deborah Watson-Jones, Kirstin Mitchell · 2024
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Lucy Frost and co-authors explore family choices in a teen vaccine trial in Tanzania in 2024. Research with children is needed so they gain from its fruits, but harm must be weighed. Law often demands parent consent up to age eighteen, while teen assent rules stay vague. The team studied a trial of a vaccine against a cancer linked virus.
They spoke with teen girls who joined the trial and with their parents or guardians. Talks probed how families weighed the choice together and who held sway. The findings expose gaps between formal consent rules and family practice. Trial teams can use them to design fairer consent talks.
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| CREATOR | Lucy Frost, Ms Tusajigwe Erio, Hilary Whitworth, Ms Graca Marwerwe, Richard Hayes, Kathy Baisley, Silvia de SanJosé, Deborah Watson-Jones, Kirstin Mitchell |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 63 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |