Knowledge and attitudes towards HIV vaccines among Soweto adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To explore adolescent HIV risk perception, HIV vaccine knowledge, willingness to participate in future HIV vaccine clinical trials, and the factors that influence willingness to participate among high school students in Soweto, South Africa, we recruited school-going youth through randomly selected local high schools. All pupils within the selected schools from whom parental consent and child assent could be obtained were eligible for participation. A self-administered, facilitated questionnaire was completed by all participants.

Findings

Perception of adolescent HIV risk was high. Some misconceptions regarding vaccine research were common, particularly regarding placebo and potential eligibility criteria for prophylactic vaccine trials. Of 240 responses to the wi

SUBMITTER: de Bruyn G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2546417 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature