Benefits of improved standard of care in research
| Healthcare system | Researchers | Communities | Policy makers | Ethics/human rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STD, sexually transmitted disease. | ||||
| Increased resources for care | Enhanced accrual and retention | Improved health care | Evidence that new interventions can be implemented into healthcare system, and how Establishment of partnerships to implement policy change | Concordance with ethics and human rights documents |
| Better training for providers | Improved adherence to protocol/visit schedules | Increased trust in health system | Increased ability to deal with external challenges to ethics of a trial | |
| Opportunities for integration of services | Increased trust of participants and families | Increased trust in researchers | Improved international relations through cooperative partnerships | Safeguard for participants from research related harms |
| Opportunities for partnership | Increased legitimacy of research | Increased HIV/AIDS health seeking behaviour | ||
| Opportunities for enhanced coordination among donors | Possible improved reporting of sexual behaviour | Increased awareness of HIV prevention | ||
| Better climate conducive to future research | Clearer trial results | Preparation for implementation of successful interventions | ||
| Willingness to enrol in future trials | Decreased stigma around HIV/STDs | |||