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How acceptable is it for HIV positive African, Caribbean and Black women to provide breast milk/fluid samples for research purposes?

Abstract

BackgroundThe African, Caribbean and Black communities have been found to be reluctant to participate in health research in North America. This is partly attributed to historical experiences as well as their cultural beliefs. Cultural beliefs about the uses of breast milk/fluids could further hinder the participation of African, Caribbean, and Black communities in research involving the collection of breast milk/fluids samples.MethodsWe …

Authors

Kapiriri L; Tharao W; Muchenje M; Khatundi IM; Ongoiba F

Journal

BMC Research Notes, Vol. 10, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 2017

DOI

10.1186/s13104-016-2326-6

ISSN

1756-0500