Willingness to participate in future HIV vaccine trials among men who have sex with men and female sex workers living in Nairobi, Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate factors associated with willingness to participate in future HIV vaccine trials among men who have sex with men and female sex workers living in Nairobi, Kenya.

Background

Working with 'key populations', those at elevated risk of HIV acquisition, is important to conduct efficient HIV prevention trials. In Nairobi Kenya, HIV infection is higher in men who have sex with men (MSM) and female sex workers (FSW) than in the general adult population, hence the need to establish if they would be willing to participate in future HIV vaccine trials.

Methods

We administered a structured questionnaire to MSM and FSW enrolled in a simulated vaccine efficacy trial (SiVET). The SiVET was an observational study designed to mimic the rigors of a clinical trial to

SUBMITTER: Mutisya EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7444816 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature