Factors affecting participation in a breast cancer risk reduction telephone survey among women from four racial/ethnic groups.
BACKGROUND
Little is known about the participation of minorities in health behavior research. This manuscript assesses factors associated with participation among women in four racial/ethnic groups.


METHODS
A total of 2800 Asian/Pacific Islander (API), Black, Latina, and non-Latina White women recruited through the San Francisco Mammography Registry was invited in 2002 and 2003 to participate in a telephone survey about breast cancer prevention.


RESULTS
Minorities participated at lower rates (49% for APIs, 60% for Latinas, and 64% for Blacks) than Whites (77%). Increased participation was associated with younger age for Latinas (OR = 1.90, 95% CI 1.05-3.44) and Whites (OR = 1.77, CI 1.08-2.91), and with a family history of breast cancer for APIs (OR = 2.09, CI 1.24-3.52). Decreased participation was associated with having less than a high school education for APIs (OR = 0.47, CI 0.26-0.86), Blacks (OR = 0.29, CI 0.11-0.78), and Latinas (OR = 0.51, CI 0.28-0.94).


CONCLUSIONS
Results suggest minorities' participation in health behavior research does not match Whites' and should be enhanced.
Des Jarlais
Genevieve
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Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Medical Effectiveness Research Center, University of California, 3333 California Street, Suite 335, San Francisco, CA 94143-0856, USA.
Kaplan
Celia Patricia
CP
Haas
Jennifer S
JS
Gregorich
Steven E
SE
Pérez-Stable
Eliseo J
EJ
Kerlikowske
Karla
K
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003256:Community Participation; D003625:Data Collection; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012495:San Francisco