Social harms in injecting drug users participating in the first phase III HIV vaccine trial in Thailand.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-41218
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study related social harms due to identification with a group of participants in an HIV-1 vaccine trial who are potentially high risk for HIV/AIDS. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Two thousand five hundred forty six injecting drug users (IDU) were enrolled in a 36-month vaccine trial. Volunteers received education and risk reduction counseling at every six-month study visit. Social harms were not actively solicited, but volunteers were encouraged to report any during the process of counseling at every six-month visit. If a social harm was reported, a questionnaire was administered and the harm was tracked If necessary, clinic staff assisted in resolving the social harm.RESULTS:
Thirty-nine social harms were reported by 37 participants; 33 (84.6%) were disturbances in personal relationships, three (7.7%) in employment, one (2.6%) was medically related, one (2.6%) was related to admission in the military and one (2.6%) was related with misbelieve about the vaccine. The most common reason for disturbances in personal relationships was suspicion of HIV infection (n=20). The impact of these harms on quality of life was characterized as minimal by 31 (79.5%) participants, as moderate by seven (17.9%), and as major by one (2.6%). All social harms were documented to be resolved by the end of the study.CONCLUSION:
A few participants reported study-related social harms during the course of the trial. Most harm had minimal impact and all could be resolved by the end of the present study.
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Assunto principal:
Preconceito
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Testes Psicológicos
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Psicometria
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Qualidade de Vida
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Assunção de Riscos
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Ajustamento Social
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Isolamento Social
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Percepção Social
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Tailândia
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Feminino
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio Clínico Controlado
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Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo prognóstico
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
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