Assessing Perceptions of Broad Consent Concerning Biological Specimen Collection in a Cohort of Young Sexual Minority Men.

ABSTRACT: The use of broad consent to store human biospecimens to be used in future research studies has increased over the years. However, it is currently unknown how young sexual minority men (YSMM) perceive broad consent in these specific types of studies. Therefore, in this study we aimed to determine the extent to which YSMM are comfortable with providing broad consent concerning their identifiable biological specimens to a variety of entities, including external researchers and pharmaceutical companies and to examine the relationship between mistrust based on racial/ethnic identity or sexual orientation and attitudes toward broad consent. YSMM (N = 239) ages 24-27 years were recruited from a prospective cohort study in New York City in 2018 to complete a survey assessing attitudes about the us

SUBMITTER: Cook SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8493942 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature