Research Done in "A Good Way": The Importance of Indigenous Elder Involvement in HIV Community-Based Research.

Objectives: We examined the role that Indigenous Elders can play in ensuring that community-based research (CBR) is conducted ethically.

Methods: We present data from a larger qualitative study exploring ethical issues that occur in HIV-related CBR through the experiences of researchers engaged in CBR. Between May 2010 and July 2011, we interviewed 51 academic and community research team leaders of federally funded HIV CBR studies.