Potential Behavioural and Psychological Contributions to Ethical HIV Vaccine Trials in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11011310 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Graham Lindegger (University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author), Cecilia Milford (0000-0002-0026-7560, Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa), Chitra Ranchod (Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa), C Slack (0000-0002-6608-0248, HIV/AIDS Vaccine Ethics Group, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 715-733 |
| Publication date | 2006-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0081-2463 • E-ISSN: 2078-208X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/008124630603600405 |
| OpenAlex | W2101771323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 34 |
The development of an HIV vaccine is one of the best hopes for the future of the HIV pandemic. HIV vaccine trials involve multiple disciplines and professions, including psychologists and other behavioural scientists. One of the most important aspects of HIV vaccine trials, like all clinical trials, is their ethical conduct. This article argues that many of the ethical issues in HIV vaccine trials have strong behavioural (including psychological) components and implications. The article goes on to examine three complex ethical issues, namely informed consent, harm monitoring, and adolescent participation, to illustrate the contribution that psychologists have to make to these ethical issues. First, it is argued that informed consent (IC), which is an essential ethical prerequisite for trials, relies on certain behavioural components as, for example, in determining how understanding can best be assessed. Also, behavioural research can add to the controversial debate about whether IC could be viewed as a culture-bound phenomenon, or whether first-person consent should be done away with in certain cultural contexts. Second, the issue of harms from trial participation is examined. We argue that assessing and minimising social and behavioural harms for participants — an essential demonstration of ongoing respect for participants — can be usefully informed by behavioural science assessment techniques and counselling. Third, the article addresses the role behavioural science can play in the sensitive ethical issue of adolescent participation in HIV vaccine trials. We argue that psychology can inform the complex assessment of whether adolescents are able to make informed and voluntary decisions about their participation in trials. The article concludes that the contribution of psychology to the ethical conduct of HIV vaccine trials may be seen as a novel and unique contribution of psychology to health research
Alternative medicine · Clinical trial · Engineering ethics · Ethical issues · Family medicine · Harm · HIV vaccine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Informed consent · Psychiatry · Research ethics · Vaccine trial · Ethics in Clinical Research · Medicine · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2022 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |