Legal Barriers to Adolescent Participation in Research About HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections

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ID11020074
AuthorsQuianta L Moore (Quianta L. Moore, Amy L. McGuire, and Mary A. Majumder are with the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Quianta L. Moore is also with the Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston. Mary E. Paul is with the Department of Pediatrics, Retrovirology, Baylor College of Medicine.), Quianta Moore (0000-0001-5673-9419, Baylor College of Medicine), Mary E Paul (0000-0002-6885-2838, Quianta L. Moore, Amy L. McGuire, and Mary A. Majumder are with the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Quianta L. Moore is also with the Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston. Mary E. Paul is with the Department of Pediatrics, Retrovirology, Baylor College of Medicine.), Amy L Mcguire (0000-0002-7819-519X, Quianta L. Moore, Amy L. McGuire, and Mary A. Majumder are with the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Quianta L. Moore is also with the Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston. Mary E. Paul is with the Department of Pediatrics, Retrovirology, Baylor College of Medicine.), Mary A Majumder (0000-0002-5025-3618, Quianta L. Moore, Amy L. McGuire, and Mary A. Majumder are with the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Quianta L. Moore is also with the Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston. Mary E. Paul is with the Department of Pediatrics, Retrovirology, Baylor College of Medicine.)
Year2016
Volume106
Issue1
Pages40-44
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2015.302940
PMID26562103
OpenAlexW2169908594
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited16

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

Alternative medicine · Clinical trial · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Informed consent · Minor (academic) · Parental consent · Political science · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Law · Medicine

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