Comparing the understanding of subjects receiving a candidate malaria vaccine in the United States and Mali.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 83(4): 868-72, 2010 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Initial responses to questionnaires used to assess participants' understanding of informed consent for malaria vaccine trials conducted in the United States and Mali were tallied. Total scores were analyzed by age, sex, literacy (if known), and location. Ninety-two percent (92%) of answers by United States participants and 85% of answers by Malian participants were correct. Questions more likely to be answered incorrectly in Mali related to risk, and to the type of vaccine. For adult participants, independent predictors of higher scores were younger age and female sex in the United States, and male sex in Mali. Scores in the United States were higher than in Mali (P = 0.005). Despite this difference participants at both sites were well informed overall. Although interpretation must be qualified because questionnaires were not intended as research tools and were not standardized among sites, these results do not support concerns about systematic low understanding among research participants in developing versus developed countries.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vacunas contra la Malaria
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Comprensión
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Consentimiento Informado
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
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America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos