The global outbreak of mpox virus constituted an international public health emergency.
Reports have highlighted (1) a temporal association between sexual activity and mpox,(2) …

After more than three decades since ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
many nations are still grappling with the phenomenon of children and adolescents who work …

Purpose To explore legal and ethical challenges related to adolescents' participation in
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) research that may affect their best interests. Methods …

Objectives To assess the cognitive capacity of early, middle, and late adolescents and their
parents or guardians to provide informed consent to a population-based cohort study. Study …

Background Dating abuse (DA) is prevalent and consequential, but no brief DA screening
tools are available for use in pediatric or other settings. This study was designed to …

Abstract Background The South African legal framework requires mandatory parental/legal
guardian consent for all research with children. Ethics guidelines provide some reprieve by …

Although 21% of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses in the United States
are in youth aged 13–24 years, adolescent awareness and uptake of the HIV prevention …

Including adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) in HIV prevention and treatment
studies without parental permission is vital, but has often faced barriers. We examine the …

In this study, we systematically examined the importance of human rights standards and
principles for rights-based pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) provision for marginalized …

Introduction: Engaging adolescents in HIV care and research promotes the development of
interventions tailored to their unique needs. Guidelines generally require parental …