Reported willingness to participate in a hypothetical HIV vaccine trial and its translation to actual participation among healthy adults-Experience from Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate initial reported willingness to participate in a hypothetical HIV vaccine clinical trial and actual participation of volunteers in a longitudinal observational study.

Methods

We recruited HIV negative male and female volunteers aged 18-45 years into a longitudinal observational study at KAVI-ICR Kangemi in Kenya, to serve as a pool from which to draw participants into a phase I HIV vaccine clinical trial. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information regarding willingness to join a HIV vaccine clinical trial in the future. Study follow-up visits were every 6 months.

Results

A total of 105 participants were screened and 100 (M46:F54) were enrolled into the observational study. Ninety- four per cent of those enrolled expressed willingn

SUBMITTER: Nyasani DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6214541 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature