Starting from scratch: Program development and lessons learned from HIV vaccine trial counseling in Thailand

Counseling for participants in preventive HIV vaccine trials has been an area of continuing concern because of the need to address possible behavioral side effects (e.g., increased risk behavior because trial participants believe they may have received an active, effective vaccine) and social harms...

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Main Authors: Thapinta D., Jenkins R.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34248506547&partnerID=40&md5=d4079714b15794eda0b298f8901632ac
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17196444
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4311
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: English
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Summary:Counseling for participants in preventive HIV vaccine trials has been an area of continuing concern because of the need to address possible behavioral side effects (e.g., increased risk behavior because trial participants believe they may have received an active, effective vaccine) and social harms (e.g., discrimination in health care or employment because of vaccine-induced seropositivity on commercial HIV tests). Yet, the data on behavioral effects and social harms are limited and rather little detail has been provided regarding the counseling provided in current or past trials. This paper summarizes conceptual, cultural, and practical considerations in the development of a counseling program for HIV vaccine trials and provides examples from work done in the context of Phase I/II vaccine trials in Thailand. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.