Challenges for consent and community engagement in the conduct of cluster randomized trial among school children in low income settings: experiences from Kenya

BACKGROUND: There are a number of practical and ethical issues raised in school-based health research, particularly those related to obtaining consent from parents and assent from children. One approach to developing, strengthening, and supporting appropriate consent and assent processes is through...

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Main Authors: Okello, G, Jones, C, Bonareri, M, Ndegwa, SN, McHaro, C, Kengo, J, Kinyua, K, Dubeck, M, Halliday, K, Jukes, M, Molyneux, C, Brooker, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2013