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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2008 Dec;3(4):5–18. doi: 10.1525/jer.2008.3.4.5

TABLE 2.

Characteristics of HPTN Sites Participating as Case Studies.

Site Length of Time Site Has Been Active Focus Study Population of HPTN Studies Type of Facility Clinic Facilities
MU-JHU Research House, Kampala, Uganda 18 years Research and care programs HIV positive mothers and HIV negative infants University-based Study clinics on-site; most care provided on-site or at nearby hospital
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA 17 years Research Women at risk for HIV; IDUs and members of their sex and drug networks University-based One study clinic on-site; one study clinic off-site; no care provided on-site
MRC, Durban, South Africa 37 years (since 1969) Research Women at risk for HIV Government-sponsored but autonomous Study clinic off-site; only FP counseling provided on-site
FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janiero, Brazil Unknown Research and care programs Serodiscordant couples Government-sponsored 1 study clinic on-site (at FIOCRUZ) and 2 off-site (within hospitals); most care provided on-site or within hospitals in which clinics located
UZ-UCSF Collaborative Research Programme, Harare, Zimbabwe Unknown Research High risk HIV-negative, HSV-2 positive women and men who have sex with men; women at risk for HIV; serodiscordant couples; HIV positive mothers and HIV negative infants University-based 1 study clinic on-site and other clinics off-site
NARI, Pune, India 14 years Research and care programs Serodiscordant couples Government-sponsored 1 study clinic on-site and the others off-site; some care provided on-site or within hospitals in which clinics are located
UNC Project, Tidziwe Centre, Lilongwe, Malawi 7 years Research and care programs Women at risk for HIV; serodiscordant couples University-based Study clinics on-site; most care provided on-site or at nearby hospital