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  • 标题:Informed consent for HIV testing in a South African hospital: is it truly informed and truly voluntary?
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  • 作者:Q Abdool Karim ; S S Abdool Karim ; H M Coovadia
  • 期刊名称:American journal of public health
  • 印刷版ISSN:0090-0036
  • 出版年度:1998
  • 卷号:88
  • 期号:4
  • 页码:637-640
  • 出版社:American Public Health Association
  • 摘要:OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess informed consent to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing in a perinatal HIV transmission study in a major referral hospital serving a largely Black population in South Africa. METHODS: First-time antenatal clinic attenders who were randomly selected from those enrolled in the perinatal HIV study (n = 56) answered questionnaires before and after counseling. RESULTS: Knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention, high at the outset, was little improved after counseling. The acceptance rate for HIV testing was high. Despite assurances that participation was voluntary, 88% of the women said they felt compelled to participate in the study. CONCLUSIONS: Informed consent in this setting was truly informed but not truly voluntary.
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