Prevalence and reasons for refusal to participate in clinical research

Authors

  • Nathalia Sernizon Guimarães Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Dirceu Bartolomeu Greco
  • Maria Arlene Fausto
  • Adriana Maria Kakehasi
  • Milena Maria Moreira Guimarães
  • Unaí Tupinambás

Abstract

The information provided regarding the prevalence and reasons why volunteers refuse to participate in scientific research is sparse. This article aims to describe the prevalence and reasons for refusing to voluntarily participate in the cohort study whose objective is to evaluate morbidity and mortality amongst people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), through a cross-sectional study conducted at the Centro de Treinamento e Referência em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias (Training and Referral Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases). The
following information was obtained: origin, date of birth, age, gender, and reason for not consenting, when applicable. The lack of time to devote to the research was the main reason given (63%), followed by fear of
lack of confidentiality (17%). There was no statistical difference among those who accepted or not to participate in terms of gender, age or origin of the service. The percentage of PLWHA who refused to participate in
the study (40.7%) and lack of time available for their participation (63%) were considered high.

Keywords:

Longitudinal studies. Volunteers. Biomedical research/Epidemiology. Bioethics.
Vol. 24 No. 2 (2016): Rev. bioét. (Impr.). 2016; 24 (2)

Published:

2016-07-20

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Guimarães NS, Greco DB, Fausto MA, Kakehasi AM, Guimarães MMM, Tupinambás U. Prevalence and reasons for refusal to participate in clinical research. Rev. bioét.(Impr.). [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 20 [cited 2024 May 12];24(2). Available from: http://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/1081