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Samdal O, Budin-Ljøsne I, Haug E, Helland T, Kjostarova-Unkovska L, Bouillon C, Bröer C, Corell M, Cosma A, Currie D, Eriksson C, Felder-Puig R, Gaspar T, Hagquist C, Harbron J, Jåstad A, Kelly C, Knai C, Kleszczewska D, Kysnes BB, Lien N, Luszczynska A, Moerman G, Moreno-Maldonado C, NicGabhainn S, Pudule I, Rakic JG, Rito A, Rønnestad AM, Ulstein M, Rutter H, Klepp KI. Encouraging greater empowerment for adolescents in consent procedures in social science research and policy projects. Obes Rev 2023; 24 Suppl 2:e13636. [PMID: 37753605 DOI: 10.1111/obr.13636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasizes the importance of allowing children and adolescents to influence decisions that are important to them following their age and maturity. This paper explores the principles, practices, and implications around using parental versus child/adolescent consent when participating in social science research and policy development. Experiences from two studies are presented: The Confronting Obesity: Co-creating policy with youth (CO-CREATE) and the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborative Cross-National study. Although parental consent may be an important gatekeeper for protecting children and adolescents from potentially harmful research participation, it may also be considered an obstacle to the empowerment of children and adolescents in case they want to share their views and experiences directly. This paper argues that evaluation of possible harm should be left to ethics committees and that, if no harm related to the research participation processes is identified and the project has a clear perspective on collaborating with the target group, adolescents from the age of 12 years should be granted the legal capacity to give consent to participate in the research project. Collaboration with adolescents in the development of the research project is encouraged.
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- Oddrun Samdal
- Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Food Safety, Division of Climate and Environmental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Sociology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Unit for Mental Health, Children and Youth, Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, UK
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- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institute, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Evidence and Quality Standards, Austrian National Public Health Institute, Vienna, Austria
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- Psychology and health Sciences Department, Lusofona University, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Education and Special Education, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Research Centre for Health Through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS), Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Health Promotion Research Centre, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Sociology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Riga, Latvia
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- Centre of Health Promotion, Institute of Public Health of Serbia, Beograd, Serbia
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- Centre for Studies and Research in Social Dynamics and Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Division of Mental and Physical Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Opara I, Gabriel C, Duran-Becerra B, Bond K, Hill AV, Hussett-Richardson S, Alves C, Kershaw T. Sexual Health and Drug Use Prevention for Black Girls (The Dreamer Girls Project): Protocol for an Intervention Development. JMIR Res Protoc 2023; 12:e45007. [PMID: 37556188 PMCID: PMC10448282 DOI: 10.2196/45007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Substance use among adolescent girls is associated with numerous risk characteristics, including engaging in sexual risk behaviors, which can lead to HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnoses. This is an important phenomenon to target as there is a significant race-gendered paradox that occurs when Black girls use and misuse drugs. When misuse occurs among this group, they are more likely to face harsher consequences and worse health outcomes than boys and other ethnic-minority girls. Therefore, there is a need to understand the risk and protective factors of drug use and sexual risk behaviors among Black girls and develop a robust intervention that can cater for this group. OBJECTIVE We propose the development of a strengths-based prevention education intervention for Black girls between the ages of 13 and 18 years to promote protective factors. METHODS A sequential, mixed methods study will be conducted, and we will use the first 3 steps of the ADAPT-ITT (assessment, decision, adaptation, production, topical experts, integration, training, testing) framework to begin the development of the intervention. Three aims will be described in this protocol. First, aim 1 is to explore sociocultural risk and protective factors among Black girls between the ages 13 and 18 years in drug use and HIV/STI prevention using focus group methodology and surveys. We will conduct at least 10 focus groups to include up to 75 Black girls or until we reach saturation. Our target sample size for the quantitative portion of the study will be 200 participants. Aim 2 will focus on deciding upon an intervention based on findings from aim 1 and forming a youth advisory board to guide intervention development. Aim 3 will be to conduct a pretest of the intervention with the youth advisory board to determine if the intervention is feasible and will be accepted by Black girls. RESULTS The study is part of a 2-year research pilot study award from the National Institutes of Mental Health. Data collection for this study began in October 2021. For aim 1, data collection is 95% complete. We expect to complete all data collection for aim 1 on or before May 30, 2023. Study activities for aim 2 are occurring simultaneously as data are being collected and analyzed and will be completed in the summer of 2023. Study activities for aim 3 will begin in the fall of 2023. CONCLUSIONS This study will be one of the few interventions that address both sexual health and drug use together and cater to Black girls. We anticipate that the intervention will be beneficial for Black girls across the nation to work on building culturally appropriate prevention education and building peer social supports, resulting in reduction or delayed substance use and improved sexual health. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05014074; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05014074. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/45007.
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- Ijeoma Opara
- Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States
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- City University of New York School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Columbia University School of Public Health, New York, NY, United States
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- Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States
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Shook AG, Tordoff DM, Clark A, Hardwick R, St. Pierre Nelson W, Kantrowitz-Gordon I. Age, Autonomy, and Authority of Knowledge: Discursive Constructions of Youth Decision-Making Capacity and Parental Support in Transgender Minors’ Accounts of Healthcare Access. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/07435584221115351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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While access to care is known to improve health outcomes for transgender youth, these youth often face challenges in accessing care related to decision-making capacity and the legal limitations regarding age of consent. In this study, we utilize discourse analytic methods to identify how notions of age, autonomy, and authority of knowledge influence transgender youths’ ability to make agentic decisions about their bodies and health, and better understand the power dynamics present in youths’ relations with parents and providers. We conducted 11 one-on-one interviews with transgender youth between the ages of 13 to 17 and one focus group with high school-age trans youth ( n = 8) in the Seattle-Tacoma area of Washington state. We identified two sets of discourses: (1) discourses of autonomy, which included self-determination, confidentiality, and authority of knowledge and (2) discourses of support, which included role ambiguity, trust/mistrust, and good and bad parents. Findings from this study highlight power dynamics present in trans youths’ relations with parents and providers.
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- Alic G. Shook
- Seattle University, College of Nursing, Seattle, WA, USA
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Lanier Y, Goldstein A, Lavarin C, Choi E, Bond K, Riascos K. A Qualitative Investigation of Facilitators to Black and Latino Adolescent and Young Adults' Participation in a Couple-Based HIV Prevention Study. Am J Health Promot 2021; 35:809-817. [PMID: 33641448 PMCID: PMC10878312 DOI: 10.1177/0890117121997040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Recruitment and retention of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) in couple-based HIV prevention research can be difficult. This study's primary objective is to identify factors that influenced Black and Latino AYAs to participate in couple-based HIV/STI prevention research. DESIGN In-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews. SETTING Face-to-face interviews with couples recruited from the South Bronx, New York. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-three heterosexual couples (46 individuals) aged 16-28 (M = 20.1, SD = 3.01). METHODS Participants completed 60 to 90-minute individual and dyadic interviews. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify key themes. RESULTS Two levels of influence emerged from participants' interviews regarding their reasons for study participation: 1) individual factors (interest in the study topic, study incentives, opportunity to help their community, and opportunity to learn something new), 2) interpersonal factors (positive interactions with the research team, partner's desire to participate and relationship strengthening). There were key differences by gender and recruitment order. CONCLUSION Black and Latino AYAs report multiple reasons for participating in couple-based research. Highlighting the benefits of study participation to themselves, their relationships, and their communities may be an important strategy for engaging AYAs in couple-based research.
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- Yzette Lanier
- New York University, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York, NY, USA
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- New York Medical College, School of Health Sciences & Practice, Hawthorne, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York, NY, USA
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Brawner BM, Jemmott LS, Hanlon AL, Lozano AJ, Abboud S, Ahmed C, Wingood G. Results from Project GOLD: A pilot randomized controlled trial of a psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention for black youth. AIDS Care 2021; 33:767-785. [PMID: 33550841 PMCID: PMC8494072 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2021.1874273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Black youth face significant disparities in HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) disease burden. Mental illness and emotion regulation are ontributors to HIV/STI risk, yet many HIV/STI prevention interventions do not address these factors. Project GOLD was a pilot randomized controlled trial of a psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention designed to address the role of mental illness and emotion regulation in HIV/STI risk among heterosexually active Black youth aged 14-17 (N = 108). Participants were recruited from outpatient mental health treatment programs and general community settings via community partner referrals, face-to-face encounters, flyers and social media. Assessments were conducted pretest, immediate posttest, and at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up. Although there were no statistically significant differences in behavior change from baseline, there were practically significant effect sizes among HIV condition participants when compared to the general health condition (e.g., fewer sexual partners at 6 months). An increase in theoretical mediators (e.g., condom use negotiation beliefs) was sustained at 12 months. HIV condition participants also reported lower depressive symptom severity, with statistical significance noted at immediate post and at 3 months. The findings highlight the importance and challenges of engaging Black youth in culturally and contextually relevant, developmentally and psychologically appropriate HIV/STI prevention interventions.
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- Bridgette M. Brawner
- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America; Twitter: @DrBMBrawnerhttps://twitter.com/DrBMBrawner; Facebook: Dr. Bridgette M. Brawner https://www.facebook.com/DrBMBrawner/; LinkedIn: Bridgette M. Brawner, PhD, MDiv, APRN https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridgette-m-brawner-phd-mdiv-aprn-754a24109/
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- Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America; Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dr_SweetJ
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- Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Department of Statistics, College of Science, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, Virginia, United States of America; Twitter: @al_hanlonhttps://twitter.com/al_hanlon
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- Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Department of Statistics, College of Science, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, Virginia, United States of America; Twitter: @aliciajlozanohttps://twitter.com/aliciajlozano
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- Department of Women, Children, and Family Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America; Twitter: @SarahAbboud78https://twitter.com/sarahabboud78
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- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charisse-ahmed-2b341866/
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- Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Opara I, R Leonard N, Thorpe D, Kershaw T. Understanding Neighborhoods' Impact on Youth Substance Use and Mental Health Outcomes in Paterson, New Jersey: Protocol for a Community-Based Participatory Research Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2021; 10:e29427. [PMID: 34047712 PMCID: PMC8196357 DOI: 10.2196/29427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Substance use among youth is a major public health concern. Of note, substance use among youth is increasing in prevalence, and the incidence of substance use at earlier ages is rising. Given the long-term consequences of early substance use, it is important to identify factors that increase youth vulnerability to drug use, as they may be important targets for future interventions. OBJECTIVE This study aims to use innovative methods, such as venue-based sampling, to recruit youth who are disconnected from school and use community-based participatory research to gain a better understanding of the prevalence of substance use and important correlates among youth aged between 13 and 21 years in Paterson, New Jersey, a low-income, urban community. The study will use a convergent, mixed methods design involving multiple data collection components and the analysis of a ministrative data source, designed with the strengths of complex intervention frameworks in mind. The overall aims of the study are to identify the prevalence of substance use among youth who are engaged in school and not engaged in school; to understand important antecedents and correlates of substance use; and to use this information to inform social, environmental, and culturally appropriate interventions to address substance use and its correlates among youths in a lower-resourced urban community. METHODS This study will use both qualitative and quantitative methods to address important questions. Specifically, semistructured interviews using focus group and interview methodologies will be used to assess youths' lived experiences and will account for specific details that quantitative methods may not be able to attain. In addition, quantitative methods will be used to examine direct and multilevel associations between neighborhood factors and youth substance use and mental health outcomes. RESULTS A previous analysis from a substance use initiative in Paterson, New Jersey found that youth who use substances such as marijuana and alcohol are more likely to have higher rates of depression and anxiety. On the basis of the research questions, this study will examine the association between neighborhood characteristics, substance use, and mental health symptoms among youth in Paterson by using quantitative and qualitative methods and will use these findings to inform the adaptation of a community- and evidence-based substance use prevention intervention for these youths. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study will provide an important contribution to understanding the role of socioecological factors in predicting substance use and mental health outcomes among youth in a lower-resourced, urban community. Furthermore, these findings will serve as evidence for the development of a culturally informed, community-based prevention program to address substance use disparities for youth, including those who are truant in Paterson, New Jersey. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/29427.
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- Ijeoma Opara
- School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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Fisher CB, Puri LI, Macapagal K, Feuerstahler L, Ahn JR, Mustanski B. Competence to Consent to Oral and Injectable PrEP Trials Among Adolescent Males Who Have Sex with Males. AIDS Behav 2021; 25:1606-1618. [PMID: 33247336 PMCID: PMC8052255 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03077-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Adherence to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is challenging for adolescent males who have sex with males (AMSM). Once adult trials comparing oral to longer lasting injectable PrEP are completed, there will be a need for adolescent studies. However, lack of data on adolescent consent capacity may sustain guardian permission requirements identified as a barrier to AMSM participation in prior PrEP trials. This online study assessed AMSM's (14-17 years) consent capacity for these trials, comparing performance to MSM (18-19 years) for whom guardian permission is not required. Applying the MacCAT-CR, participants (N = 214) viewed a video and mock consent form followed by open-ended and yes/no items. Cognitive diagnostic models and means testing analyses supported AMSM capacity to consent to these trials: 16-17 and most 14-15 year-olds, demonstrated consent understanding, appreciation and reasoning at 18-19 year-old levels. Data also identified vulnerabilities requiring attention during informed consent.
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- Celia B Fisher
- Center for Ethics Education, HIV/Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Institute, and Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Dealy Hall, Bronx, NY, 10458, USA.
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- Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing & Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing & Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Opara I, Weissinger GM, Lardier DT, Lanier Y, Carter S, Brawner BM. Mental Health Burden among Black Adolescents: The Need for Better Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment Engagement. SOCIAL WORK IN MENTAL HEALTH 2021; 19:88-104. [PMID: 34248423 PMCID: PMC8262091 DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2021.1879345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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This study examines mental health symptoms among Black adolescents who were currently in mental health treatment and those who were not in treatment. The study uses a sample of Black adolescents (N=154) and logistic regression was performed to determine which psychological factors were associated with exhibiting mental health symptoms. Both groups experienced high amounts of trauma exposure history, recent suicidality, substance use, and depressive symptoms. Nearly one in four adolescents in the out of treatment group met diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders. Implications include better screening for mental health symptoms to ensure Black adolescent have access to mental health treatment.
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Day S, Kapogiannis BG, Shah SK, Wilson EC, Ruel TD, Conserve DF, Strode A, Donenberg GR, Kohler P, Slack C, Ezechi O, Tucker JD. Adolescent participation in HIV research: consortium experience in low and middle-income countries and scoping review. Lancet HIV 2020; 7:e844-e852. [PMID: 33275917 PMCID: PMC8491773 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(20)30269-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Adolescents in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) have a high prevalence of HIV, therefore, it is important that they are included in HIV research. However, ethical challenges regarding consent can hinder adolescent research participation. We examined examples from the Prevention and Treatment Through a Comprehensive Care Continuum for HIV-affected Adolescents in Resource Constrained Settings (PATC3H) research consortium, which investigates adolescent HIV prevention and treatment in seven LMICs: Brazil, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia. PATC3H researchers were asked to identify ethical and practical challenges of adolescent consent to research participation in these countries. We also did a scoping review of strategies that could improve adolescent participation in LMIC HIV studies. Examples from PATC3H research highlighted many ethical challenges that affect adolescent participation, including inconsistent or absent consent guidance, guidelines that fail to account for the full array of adolescents' lives, and variation in how ethical review committees assess adolescent studies. Our scoping review identified three consent-related strategies to expand adolescent inclusion: waiving parental consent requirements, allowing adolescents to independently consent, and implementing surrogate decision making. Our analyses suggest that these strategies should be further explored and incorporated into ethical and legal research guidance to increase adolescent inclusion in LMIC HIV research.
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- Suzanne Day
- Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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- Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Mary Ann and J Milburn Smith Child Health Research, Outreach, and Advocacy Center, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Prevention and Community Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- School of Law, University of KwaZulu-Natal, University Road, Durban, South Africa
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- Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- HIV AIDS Vaccines Ethics Group, School of Applied Human Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Medical Compound, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
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- Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Faculty of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Vital Voices: HIV Prevention and Care Interventions Developed for Disproportionately Affected Communities by Historically Underrepresented, Early-Career Scientists. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2020; 8:1456-1466. [PMID: 33128188 PMCID: PMC7598237 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-020-00908-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Abstract Background HIV prevention interventions which support engagement in care and increased awareness of biomedical options, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), are highly desired for disproportionately affected Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx and gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) populations in the United States (US). However, in almost 40 years of HIV research, few interventions have been developed directly by and for these priority populations in domestic counties most at risk. We submit that interventions developed by early-career scientists who identify with and work directly with affected subgroups, and which include social and structural determinants of health, are vital as culturally tailored HIV prevention and care tools. Methods We reviewed and summarized interventions developed from 2007 to 2020 by historically underrepresented early-career HIV prevention scientists in a federally funded research mentoring program. We mapped these interventions to determine which were in jurisdictions deemed as high priority (based on HIV burden) by national prevention strategies. Results We summarized 11 HIV interventions; 10 (91%) of the 11 interventions are in geographic areas where HIV disparities are most concentrated and where new HIV prevention and care activities are focused. Each intervention addresses critical social and structural determinants of health disparities, and successfully reaches priority populations. Conclusion Focused funding that supports historically underrepresented scientists and their HIV prevention and care intervention research can help facilitate reaching national goals to reduce HIV-related disparities and end the HIV epidemic. Maintaining these funding streams should remain a priority as one of the tools for national HIV prevention.
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Lanier Y, Campo A, Lavarin C, Toussaint A, Gwadz M, Guilamo-Ramos V. Methodological strategies to engage young black and Latino heterosexual couples in sexual and reproductive health research. BMC Health Serv Res 2020; 20:375. [PMID: 32366309 PMCID: PMC7199298 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05202-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Approaches that move beyond individuals and target couples may be an effective strategy for reducing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) disparities among adolescents and young adults (AYA). However, few researchers have attempted to recruit couples due to feasibility and methodological issues. This study aims to enhance implementation and methodological approaches to successfully engage heterosexual Black and Latino adolescent and young adult (AYA) couples in sexual reproductive health (SRH) research. METHODS We developed a four-step approach to systematically engage AYA couples in a qualitative study examining factors that influence uptake of combination HIV prevention methods: 1) understanding barriers and facilitators to engaging AYA couples, (2) identifying AYAs living in geographic areas of HIV vulnerability, (3) recruiting and screening AYA couples, and (4) scheduling and completion of the interview session. RESULTS Black and Latino youth aged 16 to 24 and their opposite sex romantic were recruited in the South Bronx, New York from September 2017-May 2018. Three hundred and seventy-two men and women completed screening procedures to determine eligibility for the index participant; 125 were eligible and enrolled into the study. Forty-nine nominated partners (NPs) participated in screening procedures and enrolled into the study. A total of 49 couples enrolled into the study; 23 couples completed study activities. CONCLUSIONS Developing a systematic recruitment plan aided in successfully engaging Black and Latino heterosexual youth. Nevertheless, barriers to study enrollment remained including locating eligible IPs and screening of the NP. Targeting both young men and women was an effective recruitment strategy. Moreover, dyadic strategies that allow for simultaneous interaction with both couple members may be a beneficial strategy to couples' study enrollment and completion of study activities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yzette Lanier
- New York University, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, NY, USA.
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- New York University, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University, College of Global Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University, College of Global Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University, Silver School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University, Silver School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health, CLAFH, New York, NY, USA
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Bradley ELP, Lanier Y, Ukuku Miller AM, Brawner BM, Sutton MY. Successfully Recruiting Black and Hispanic/Latino Adolescents for Sexually Transmitted Infection and HIV Prevention Research. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2019; 7:36-44. [PMID: 31520322 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-019-00631-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Disparities in rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV between Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino adolescents and their white counterparts are well documented. Researchers may encounter notable challenges recruiting Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino adolescents for sexual risk reduction studies. In this article, we present information to assist with planning, implementing, and evaluating recruitment and retention strategies. We also provide practical examples of challenges and solutions from three STI/HIV epidemiologic or prevention intervention studies with different study purposes and populations. Researchers can use this information to aid proposal development, create or refine a recruitment/retention protocol before implementation, and troubleshoot challenges during implementation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Erin L P Bradley
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-45, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
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- New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, 433 First Ave, Room 406, New York, NY, 10003, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education, Kennesaw State University, 290 Kennesaw State University Road, MD 0301, Kennesaw, GA, 30144, USA
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- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd., Room 419, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4217, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS E-45, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr, Atlanta, GA, 30310, USA
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Brawner BM, Jemmott LS, Wingood G, Lozano AJ, Hanlon AL. Project GOLD: A pilot randomized controlled trial of a novel psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention for heterosexually-active black youth. Res Nurs Health 2019; 42:8-28. [PMID: 30730043 PMCID: PMC6913528 DOI: 10.1002/nur.21930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Black youth account for the largest number of new HIV infections among heterosexual youth. Mental illness and difficulties in emotion regulation contribute to increased reports of HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk-related sexual behaviors in this group. Yet limited interventions exist to address this affective component of the sexual decision-making process. The purpose of this paper was to describe the trial design, research challenges, and baseline characteristics from a study designed to fill this gap. Project GOLD was a pilot randomized controlled trial of a psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention designed to address the role of mental illness and emotion regulation in HIV/STI risk among heterosexually-active Black youth aged 14 to 17 (N = 108). Challenges encountered in the research process warrant further attention in future research (e.g., disagreement among the regulatory bodies on parental permission requirements). The most common mental health diagnoses were Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder (15.7%) and current substance abuse (7.4%). Participants reported higher levels of emotional suppression, and adaptive methods of emotion management, than culturally inappropriate expressions of anger or sadness. They also reported a mean age of 13.6 at first vaginal sex, used condoms 66% of the time for vaginal sex, and had an average of three sexual partners in the past 6 months. More than one-quarter (26.9%) had sex with more than one person in the same day. These findings indicate intervention is crucial for this population. The forthcoming trial evaluation will indicate the promise of such interventions in reducing HIV/STI infections in this key population.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bridgette M. Brawner
- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Brawner BM, Abboud S, Reason J, Wingood G, Jemmott LS. The development of an innovative, theory-driven, psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention for heterosexually active black adolescents with mental illnesses. VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUTH STUDIES 2019; 14:151-165. [PMID: 31687041 PMCID: PMC6826258 DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2019.1567962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), continue to disproportionately affect Black adolescents. Those experiencing the psychological sequelae of mental illnesses are at increased risk. Here, we outline the development of an HIV/STI prevention intervention for heterosexually-active Black adolescents with mental illnesses. This research was guided by a psychosocial expansion of the Theory of Planned Behavior, nested within a broader social determinants of health framework. A youth community advisory board provided study oversight. Heterosexually-active Black adolescents aged 14 to 17 were recruited from community-based outpatient mental health providers for focus groups, surveys and two "dress rehearsals" of the intervention protocol (N = 68). The qualitative and quantitative findings indicated that knowledge, attitudes and skills related to consistent condom use, reduced number of sexual partners, routine HIV/STI testing, abstinence and emotion regulation were important areas to target. These elicitation data provided insight on the context of HIV/STI risk for the study population, and were used to develop the intervention content. "Project GOLD: We are Kings and Queens" was designed to be delivered over two days (three hours per day), with eight, 45-minute modules. The activities address behaviors, as well as cognitive, emotional, psychological and social processes associated with HIV/STI risk. Alongside evidence-based HIV/STI prevention strategies (e.g., sexual partner communication skills), the intervention activities are rooted in principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Dress rehearsal participants were in favor of the intervention and provided feedback on activity length, gender and cultural relevance, and strategies to sustain attention; this information was used to finalize the curriculum. In partnership with the community, we developed a theoretically-driven, gender and culturally relevant, developmentally and psychologically appropriate HIV/STI prevention program. Our ultimate goal is to standardize sexual health assessment and intervention in outpatient mental health treatment settings to meet sexual health needs in this underserved population.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bridgette M. Brawner
- Department of Family and Community Health, University of
Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd., 4th Floor, Room 419, Philadelphia,
PA 19104-4217, USA; Twitter: @DrBMBrawner; 215-898-0715 (office), 215-746-3374
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- Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science,
College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, Twitter:
@SarahAbboud78
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- Department of Family and Community Health, University of
Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New
York, NY, USA
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Mumford MD. Psychology of the Informed Consent Process: A Commentary on Three Recent Articles. ETHICS & BEHAVIOR 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2018.1493383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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