Legal barriers to adolescent participation in research about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections

Q.L. Moore, M.E. Paul, A.L. McGuire and M.A. Majumder

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, issue 1, 40-44

Abstract: Whether adolescents can participate in clinical trials of pharmacologic therapies for HIV prevention, such as preexposure prophylaxis, without parental permission hinges on state minor consent laws. Very few of these laws explicitly authorize adolescents to consent to preventive services for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Unclear state laws may lead to research cessation. We have summarized legal, ethical, and policy considerations related to adolescents' participation in HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention research in the United States, and we have explored strategies for facilitating adolescents' access.

Keywords: adolescent; chemoprophylaxis; clinical trial (topic); ethics; government; health care policy; HIV Infections; human; legislation and jurisprudence; minor (person); parental consent; procedures; research subject; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; United States, Adolescent; Chemoprevention; Clinical Trials as Topic; Health Policy; HIV Infections; Humans; Minors; Parental Consent; Research Subjects; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; State Government; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302940

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