Power, fairness and trust: understanding and engaging with vaccine trial participants and communities in the setting up the EBOVAC-Salone vaccine trial in Sierra Leone.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This paper discusses the establishment of a clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine candidate in Kambia District, Northern Sierra Leone during the epidemic, and analyses the role of social science research in ensuring that lessons from the socio-political context, the recent experience of the Ebola outbreak, and learning from previous clinical trials were incorporated in the development of community engagement strategies. The paper aims to provide a case study of an integrated social science and communications system in the start-up phase of the clinical trial.

Methods

The paper is based on qualitative research methods including ethnographic observation, interviews with trial participants and key stakeholder interviews.

Results

Through the case study of EBOVAC S

SUBMITTER: Enria L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5100248 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature