PLoS Medicine
(Accessed 19 September 2011)
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/browse.action?field=date

Strengthening the Informed Consent Process in International Health Research through Community Engagement: The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme Experience Mwanamvua Boga, Alun Davies, Dorcas Kamuya, Samson M. Kinyanjui, Ester Kivaya, Francis Kombe, Trudie Lang, Vicki Marsh, Bibi Mbete, Albert Mlamba, Sassy Molyneux, Stephen Mulupi, Salim Mwalukore Health in Action, published 13 Sep 2011
doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001089

Summary Points
– Informed consent is fundamental to ethical health research.

– Significant challenges are experienced in obtaining consent for research, particularly in poor settings.

– Consenting processes can be strengthened by taking into account local social, cultural, and economic contexts in the design and administration of consent forms.

– Institutional wide support is important in ensuring consistency in the consenting process for all studies within a given institution.