Objectives To systematically review reasons for the willingness to participate in biomedical
human subjects research in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Methods Five …

Objectives To understand why individuals do or do not take part in vaccine trials, exploring
the motivators and barriers to identify effective strategies to optimise recruitment in vaccine …

Background Methodological research into the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of
trials is essential to optimise the process. UK specialists in the field have established a set of …

During ethnographic research at a tuberculosis vaccine trial site in South Africa, trial
participants often evoked the idiom of “clean blood.” In this article, we illustrate how the trials …

Haunted by a legacy of apartheid governance that left millions in material poverty, South
Africa has among the highest tuberculosis (TB) morbidity and mortality rates in the world …

Abstract Background The South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative is based in
Worcester where tuberculosis (TB) is endemic, and incidence rates are amongst the highest …

This thesis offers an ethnographic account of the work of a research institute called the
South African Tuberculosis Vaccines Initiative (SATVI), which has been running tuberculosis …

This anthropological research began with curiosity about human relationships with
microbes. Inside the contained environment of a Biosafety Level 3 laboratory at a South …

Background Infectious diseases are responsible for a large percentage of the burden of
disease in any region, and contribute markedly to death rates worldwide. Citation 1 …

Abstract Background: The South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative is based in
Worcester where tuberculosis (TB) is endemic, and incidence rates are amongst the highest …