Repeated assessments of informed consent comprehension among HIV-infected participants of a three-year clinical trial in Botswana.

Informed consent (IC) has been an international standard for decades for the ethical conduct of clinical trials. Yet frequently study participants have incomplete understanding of key issues, a problem exacerbated by language barriers or lack of familiarity with research concepts. Few investigators...

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Main Authors: Lelia H Chaisson, Nancy E Kass, Bafanana Chengeta, Unami Mathebula, Taraz Samandari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3203064?pdf=render