Research consent from young people in resource-poor settings.

ABSTRACT: Authoritative international guidelines stipulate that for minors to participate in research, consent must be obtained from their parents or guardians. Significant numbers of mature minors, particularly in low-income settings, are currently being ruled out of research participation because their parents are unavailable or refuse to provide consent despite the possibility that they might wish to do so and that such research has the potential to be of real benefit. These populations are under-represented in all types of clinical research. We propose that, for research with a prospect of direct benefit that has been approved by relevant ethics committees, the default position should be that minors who are able to provide valid consent and meet the following criteria should be able to consent f

SUBMITTER: Cheah PY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4413844 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature