Jacintha Toohey
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View article: OA-506 Working towards better guidance for studies that involve African healthy volunteers in the context of the VolREthics initiative
OA-506 Working towards better guidance for studies that involve African healthy volunteers in the context of the VolREthics initiative Open
Background There are well-recognised ethical guidelines for biomedical research, though a lack of specific guidance for studies targeting healthy volunteers. Noting this, the Ethics Committee of the French National Institute for Health and…
View article: A critical review of the South African legal framework on adolescent access to HIV prevention interventions
A critical review of the South African legal framework on adolescent access to HIV prevention interventions Open
HIV remains a leading cause of death globally, with adolescents continuing to be one of the most at-risk population groups. Effective public health responses require an enabling legal environment to facilitate adolescent access to HIV prev…
View article: Be legally wise: When is parental consent required for adolescents’ access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)?
Be legally wise: When is parental consent required for adolescents’ access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)? Open
We recommend that service-providers should take steps to ensure that those persons who meet an age requirement for self-consent, also meet the capacity requirement, and that best practices in this regard be shared. We also recommend that p…
View article: Does the South African law and policy framework facilitate adolescent access to HIV prevention tools?
Does the South African law and policy framework facilitate adolescent access to HIV prevention tools? Open
Master of Laws in Law and Management Studies. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2017.
View article: Unpacking the 2-year age-gap provision in relation to the decriminalisation of underage consensual sex in South Africa
Unpacking the 2-year age-gap provision in relation to the decriminalisation of underage consensual sex in South Africa Open
Over the past 24 years, the South African criminal justice system has undergone major transformations in relation to sexual offences, including sexual violence against children. More recently, there have been a number of developments to ce…
View article: Unpacking the 2-year age-gap provision in relation to the decriminalisation of underage consensual sex in South Africa
Unpacking the 2-year age-gap provision in relation to the decriminalisation of underage consensual sex in South Africa Open
Over the past 24 years, the South African criminal justice system has undergone major transformations in relation to sexual offences, including sexual violence against children. More recently, there have been a number of developments to ce…
View article: RESEARCH ETHICS CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE NEXT DECADE – ‘BEYOND TRAINING’ – RHINNO ETHICS AS MODEL TO IMPROVE AND ACCELERATE ETHICS REVIEW OF HEALTH RESEARCH
RESEARCH ETHICS CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE NEXT DECADE – ‘BEYOND TRAINING’ – RHINNO ETHICS AS MODEL TO IMPROVE AND ACCELERATE ETHICS REVIEW OF HEALTH RESEARCH Open
Background Wide social disparities and weak health care systems in Africa make timely development of essential medicines, vaccines, medical technologies in and for Africa a desperate need, given the burden of diseases facing the continent.…
View article: Addressing legal and policy barriers to male circumcision for adolescent boys in South Africa
Addressing legal and policy barriers to male circumcision for adolescent boys in South Africa Open
With millions of adolescents becoming infected with HIV globally, it is essential that barriers to much-needed interventions are reduced for at-risk adolescents. In this article we review the legal and policy framework in South Africa for …
View article: Addressing legal and policy barriers to male circumcision for adolescent boys in South Africa : in practice - medicine and the law
Addressing legal and policy barriers to male circumcision for adolescent boys in South Africa : in practice - medicine and the law Open
With millions of adolescents becoming infected with HIV globally, it is essential that barriers to much-needed interventions are reduced for at-risk adolescents. In this article we review the legal and policy framework in South Africa for …
View article: Addressing legal and policy barriers to male circumcision for adolescent boys in South Africa
Addressing legal and policy barriers to male circumcision for adolescent boys in South Africa Open
With millions of adolescents becoming infected with HIV globally, it is essential that barriers to much-needed interventions are reduced for at-risk adolescents. In this article we review the legal and policy framework in South Africa for …
View article: Boni mores and consent for child research in South Africa
Boni mores and consent for child research in South Africa Open
Consent is required for almost all health research. In order for consent to be valid a number of requirements must be met including that the consent cannot be contra bonos mores or contrary to public policy. This principle has its roots in…