The quality of medicaid data for HIV/AIDS research: examination of a statewide Data Base
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Medicaid data on persons with AIDS can be invaluable in researching the disease and so the validity of the data was checked by comparing the New York State Medicaid HIV/AIDS Data Base with corresponding information in three external data sources. The study traced 9,668 persons with AIDS diagnoses or who were treated for AIDS-related diseases in both the Medicaid and New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System. The Medicaid data was found to have high reliability and agreement with both the New York State Medicaid Management Information System and the National Death Index. The creation of sophisticated variables and case-finding algorithms to search secondary data sources on AIDS is essential.
Publication Name: AIDS & Public Policy Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0887-3852
Year: 1995
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Informed consent to AIDS-vaccine trials in Brazil: a pilot study
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Informed consent is essential when conducting HIV-vaccine trials because the trials raise several ethical issues concerning the physician-patient relationship and exposing subjects to medical and social risks. A pilot study of 20 Brazilian gay and bisexual men attempted to develop a questionnaire, approved by Brazilian and Norwegian ethics committees, that fulfills the requirement for informed consent and explore possible revisions in the informed consent process. Results of the pilot study reveal that people are motivated to take part in vaccine trials. Interestingly, all the participants noted that it would be necessary to continue to avoid high risk behavior if they participated in vaccine trials.
Publication Name: AIDS & Public Policy Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0887-3852
Year: 1995
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Required HIV antibody testing, social risk, and HIV-vaccine efficacy trials
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The HIV-antibody testing may expose the person undergoing it at a social risk of being stigmatized or being misdiagnosed as having HIV infection. This tests is used to evaluate a persons' eligibility for insurance, employment and other resources. The antibodies generated by immunogenic vaccines can lead to a misdiagnosis of the infection, which may be followed by a discriminatory action. Also, the vaccinated individual who requests for a specialized HIV test gets stigmatized in the society.
Publication Name: AIDS & Public Policy Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0887-3852
Year: 1996
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