Many adolescents and young adults (AYAs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are excluded from HIV research because of challenges with informed consent for study participation, which makes it difficult to understand and improve the lives of AYAs living with HIV and AIDS in a wide variety of settings.
Through their study, Suzanne Day, PhD, MA, Weiming Tang, PhD, and Joseph D. Tucker, MD, PhD, AM, found that greater engagement of both AYAs and parents may help to enhance consent processes and increase the inclusion of AYAs in LMIC HIV research studies.