Question

Please Answer the questions on The Tuskegee Syphilis Study and provide sources

• How did the study begin?

• Where did the study take place?

• Why was the study created?

• Who conducted the study?

•Who participated in the study?

• How many participated in the study?

• How was the study financed?

• What were the goals of the study?

• How long did the study last?

• What were the results of the study?

Answer 1

1. How did the study begin?

The study began in 1932 to record the history and disease progression on syphilis in black African American subjects in the trial. The study began as a prospective epidemiological study initially 6 month study but it lasted upto 40 years.

2.Where did the study take place

The study took place at Tuskegee Institute ( Today's Tuskegee University) in the region known historically to be black community populated in Macon County, Alabama.

3. Why was the study created?

In 1928 a study of syphilis was conducted on white males and US health services decided to build on the very same study and perform a prospective study to study the syphilis disease progression in the tuskegee region and in particularly on black African American population.

4. Who conducted the study?

The study was conducted by United States Public Heath Service in collaboration with Tuskegee Institute at Alabama.

Source: US Public Health Service Syphilis study at Tuskegee article on Centers for disease control and prevention website.