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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2008 Jun;3(2):77–86. doi: 10.1525/jer.2008.3.2.77

Table 2.

Frequencies and Percentages of Ethics Committee Concern by Content Type.

Ethics Committee Concern Total


Consent Protocol Forms Frequency Percentage
Content Type: Who
HIV+ Youth 11 8 5 24 33%
HIV− Youth 18 24 10 51 71%
Youth <18 years 4 1 0 4 6%
Study Staff 2 5 0 10 14%
Community 4 8 0 12 17%
Content Type: What
CRPI 2 1 0 3 4%
HIV+ ACASI 15 7 5 25 35%
HIV− ACASI/BVI 29 40 14 45 58%
HIV Testing 1 7 0 8 11%

CRPI: Community Research Partnership Interview, ACASI: Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing technology, BVI: Brief Venue Interview

Note: An ethics committee concern could affect more than one content type resulting in a total greater than the overall frequency.