Pediatric Assent for a Study of Antiretroviral Therapy Dosing for Children in Western Kenya

A Case Study in International Research Collaboration

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12806819
AutoresRachel Vreeman (0000-0001-5460-8204, Indiana University School of Medicine, autor de correspondencia), Winstone Nyandiko (0000-0002-7639-9287, Moi University), E M Meslin (0000-0002-9218-4622, General Department of Preventive Medicine)
Año2009
Volumen4
Número1
Páginas3-16
Fecha de publicación2009-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1556-2646 • E-ISSN: 1556-2654
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1525/jer.2009.4.1.3
PMID19374483
OpenAlexW2134909315
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas34

MULTINATIONAL COLLABORATORS IN health research face particular ethical challenges when conducting studies involving vulnerable populations such as children. We use an example from our first attempt to implement pediatric assent in the context of a longstanding research and clinical partnership between Kenyan and American medical schools to highlight the ethical and procedural issues related to pediatric assent that must be considered for multinational, pediatric studies. We consider relevant domestic, professional, and international guidelines for assent in pediatric research subjects, and we discuss the particular ethical challenges related to pediatric assent in the Kenyan context. Finally, we propose a way forward for approaching pediatric assent within our collaborative research program in Kenya that may apply to other multinational research partnerships

Context (archaeology · General partnership · Geography · Kenya · Medical education · Multinational corporation · Pediatric research · Political science · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Ethics in Clinical Research · Global Maternal and Child Health · Law · Medicine · Pediatrics