HIV/AIDS Other names HIV disease, HIV infection [1][2] The red ribbon is a symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. [3] Specialty Infectious disease...
A minor is a person who is under the legal age of full legal rights and responsibilities. CDC assessed the statutes and regulations (laws) addressing a minor’s legal right to provide informed consent to receive STD and/or HIV services without the consent, knowledge, or involvement of a parent or guardian, in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia (jurisdictions). Jurisdictions have different types of laws, and the age at which the minor has the legal right to provide informed conse...
Although implementation of HIV testing in the emergency department has met with some success, one commonly cited challenge is the consent process. Kiosks offer one potential strategy to overcome th...
There is no accurate data about how many women living with HIV in Kenya have been sterilised without their informed consent. However, a 2012 study carried out by the African Gender and...
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There remain serious challenges in reaching the world’s adolescents with HIV, sexual and reproductive health and harm reduction services. The situation is especially worrying given that this is the only age group in which AIDS-related deaths are increasing, and AIDS-related deaths are the number two contributor to global adolescent mortality. A session at the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia, on 23 July explored one of the key barriers preventing young people from accessing interventions: the need for parental consent bef ...
New York law requires written consent from a patient before administering an HIV test, according to DNAinfo.com. Doctors must also offer counseling to the patient, explaining how HIV is...
This study assessed participant understanding of three mock consent approaches describing an HIV-prevention clinical trial in Lilongwe, Malawi prior to trial implementation. Pregnant women...
Minors' access to PrEP without parental consent is unclear, and further analysis is needed to evaluate how state law may relate to the provision of clinical interventions for the prevention of HIV...
To facilitate HIV testing procedures, the San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center eliminated required written patient consent for HIV testing in its medical settings in May 2006. To...