Perceived social influences on women’s decisions to use medications not studied in pregnancy: a qualitative ethical analysis of PrEP implementation research in Kenya
Implementation research ethics can be particularly challenging when pregnant women have been excluded from earlier clinical stages of research given greater uncertainty about safety and efficacy in pregnancy. The evaluation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) during pregnancy offered an opportuni...
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| author | Ngure, K Trinidad, SB Beima-Sofie, K Kinuthia, J Matemo, D Kimemia, G Njoroge, A Achiro, L Pintyre, J Mugo, NR Bukusi, EA Baeten, JM Heffron, R John-Stewart, G Kelley, MC |
| author_facet | Ngure, K Trinidad, SB Beima-Sofie, K Kinuthia, J Matemo, D Kimemia, G Njoroge, A Achiro, L Pintyre, J Mugo, NR Bukusi, EA Baeten, JM Heffron, R John-Stewart, G Kelley, MC |
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| description | Implementation research ethics can be particularly challenging when pregnant women have been excluded from earlier clinical stages of research given greater uncertainty about safety and efficacy in pregnancy. The evaluation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) during pregnancy offered an opportunity to understand important ethical considerations and social influences shaping women’s decisions to participate in evaluation of PrEP and investigational drugs during pregnancy. We conducted interviews with women (n=51), focus groups with male partners (5 FGDs), interviews with health providers (n=45), 4 FGDs with pregnant/postpartum adolescents and 4 FGDs with young women. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis, including ethical aspects of the data. Our study reveals that women navigate a complex network of social influences, expectations, support, and gender roles, not only with male partners, but with clinicians, family, and friends when making decisions about PrEP or other drugs that lack complete safety data during pregnancy. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:9b672c80-bb22-4e3d-94bf-8d47f94ac6922022-03-27T00:28:37ZPerceived social influences on women’s decisions to use medications not studied in pregnancy: a qualitative ethical analysis of PrEP implementation research in KenyaJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9b672c80-bb22-4e3d-94bf-8d47f94ac692EnglishSymplectic ElementsSAGE Publications2021Ngure, KTrinidad, SBBeima-Sofie, KKinuthia, JMatemo, DKimemia, GNjoroge, AAchiro, LPintyre, JMugo, NRBukusi, EABaeten, JMHeffron, RJohn-Stewart, GKelley, MCImplementation research ethics can be particularly challenging when pregnant women have been excluded from earlier clinical stages of research given greater uncertainty about safety and efficacy in pregnancy. The evaluation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) during pregnancy offered an opportunity to understand important ethical considerations and social influences shaping women’s decisions to participate in evaluation of PrEP and investigational drugs during pregnancy. We conducted interviews with women (n=51), focus groups with male partners (5 FGDs), interviews with health providers (n=45), 4 FGDs with pregnant/postpartum adolescents and 4 FGDs with young women. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis, including ethical aspects of the data. Our study reveals that women navigate a complex network of social influences, expectations, support, and gender roles, not only with male partners, but with clinicians, family, and friends when making decisions about PrEP or other drugs that lack complete safety data during pregnancy. |
| spellingShingle | Ngure, K Trinidad, SB Beima-Sofie, K Kinuthia, J Matemo, D Kimemia, G Njoroge, A Achiro, L Pintyre, J Mugo, NR Bukusi, EA Baeten, JM Heffron, R John-Stewart, G Kelley, MC Perceived social influences on women’s decisions to use medications not studied in pregnancy: a qualitative ethical analysis of PrEP implementation research in Kenya |
| title | Perceived social influences on women’s decisions to use medications not studied in pregnancy: a qualitative ethical analysis of PrEP implementation research in Kenya |
| title_full | Perceived social influences on women’s decisions to use medications not studied in pregnancy: a qualitative ethical analysis of PrEP implementation research in Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Perceived social influences on women’s decisions to use medications not studied in pregnancy: a qualitative ethical analysis of PrEP implementation research in Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived social influences on women’s decisions to use medications not studied in pregnancy: a qualitative ethical analysis of PrEP implementation research in Kenya |
| title_short | Perceived social influences on women’s decisions to use medications not studied in pregnancy: a qualitative ethical analysis of PrEP implementation research in Kenya |
| title_sort | perceived social influences on women s decisions to use medications not studied in pregnancy a qualitative ethical analysis of prep implementation research in kenya |
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