[gender-aids] ICW draft guidelines on ethical participatory research

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Draft guidelines on ethical participatory research with HIV positive women
International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW)
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The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) believes
that HIV positive women are uniquely placed to contribute their knowledge,
skills and experience to all research conducted on this issue, as well as
to all research exploring more effective ways of preventing acquisition or
further transmission of the HI virus.

Much current research on HIV ignores gender-related differences with
regard to transmission, the effects of the virus on the individual
concerned, and appropriate forms of care or treatment for that individual.
Much current research also ignores the effects of the research process
itself on the psychological and economic well-being of the individual
women concerned.

ICW has recently developed draft ethical guidelines and categories for
classifying participatory research protocols for consideration in
developing socioeconomic research programmes.  The guidelines can be found
on ICW's website:
http://www.icw.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=29


Source: IRIN PlusNews Weekly Issue 142, 15 August 2003

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