Healthcare teams' ethical obligations towards care of adolescents' living with human immunodeficiency virus disease.

Aim: To explore healthcare team members' perceptions of their ethical obligations toward HIV-positive adolescents and their enrolment in and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents attending a Care and Treatment Center (CTC) in Temeke Regional Referral Hospital in Tanzania.

Design: This is a descriptive exploratory qualitative study.

Methods: A total of 16 healthcare team members were purposively selected from the hospital CTC to participate in in-depth qualitative interviews.

Qualitative inquiry into adolescents' experience of ethical challenges during enrollment and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Temeke Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania.

Background: Adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) experience challenges, including lack of involvement in their care as well nondisclosure of HIV status, which leads to poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Parents have authority over their children, but during adolescence there is an increasing desire for independence. The aim of the study was to explore adolescents' experience of challenges identified by adolescents ages 10-19 years attending HIV care and treatment at Temeke Regional Referral Hospital in Tanzania.

Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Among Commercial Motorcyclist Youths: An Exploration of Ethical Challenges and Coping Mechanisms in Dar es Salaam.

Background: Regardless, the known benefits of voluntary testing and counseling (VCT) in the fight against HIV/AIDS, its uptake is still low among youth. This study explored ethical challenges facing voluntary counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS among youth engaged in commercial motorcycling in Kinondoni municipality, Dar es Salaam city.

Methods: Qualitative exploratory study was carried out to 35 people using key informants' interviews (KIIs), in-depth interviews (IDIs), and focus group discussions (FGDs).

Everyday ethical challenges of nurse-physician collaboration.

Background: Collaboration between physicians and nurses is key to improving patient care. We know very little about collaboration and interdisciplinary practice in African healthcare settings.

Research Question/aim: The purpose of this study was to explore the ethical challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration in clinical practice and education in Botswana Participants and research context: This qualitative descriptive study was conducted with 39 participants (20 physicians and 19 nurses) who participated in semi-structured interviews at public hospitals purposely selected to represent the three levels of hospitals in Botswana (referral, district, and primary).