Parental waivers to enable adolescent participation in certain forms of health research: lessons from a South African case study

Parental waivers to enable adolescent participation in certain forms of health research: lessons from a South African case study

Abstract Background The South African legal framework requires mandatory parental/legal guardian consent for all research with children. Ethics guidelines provide some reprieve by allowing RECs to grant waivers of parental or guardianship consent in certain defined circumstances. In the first instan...

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Main Authors: Ann Strode, Zaynab Essack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Parental consent
Waivers
Adolescent research
CIOMS
South Africa
Ethics guidelines
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-022-00833-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-022-00833-5

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