Table 2.
Attitudes of 805 Pregnant Women in Nairobi Toward Participation in Pediatric Research Studies and HIV Vaccination for Their Child
| Number of women (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Undecided | |
| Would allow infant to participate in a research study | 729 (91%) | 34 (4%) | 42 (5%) |
| Permission from male partner would be requireda | 601 (76%) | 177 (22%) | 16 (2%) |
| Believe male partner would support study participationa | 488 (62%) | 50 (6%) | 251 (32%) |
| Would allow infant to participate in study requiring HIV-1 testing of infant approximately every 3 months | 644 (80%) | 99 (12%) | 58 (7%) |
| Would allow infant to participate in study requiring immunization of infant with HIV-1 vaccine | 513 (64%) | 240 (30%) | 52 (6%) |
| Would be willing to have infant vaccinated with safe, effective HIV-1 vaccine outside the research setting | 782 (97%) | 8 (1%) | 14 (2%) |
a
Only women with current partners were included in denominator, N = 794.