title: Factors affecting participation in a breast cancer risk reduction telephone survey among women from four racial/ethnic groups.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Des Jarlais
authors.forename: Celia Patricia
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Jennifer S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Steven E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gregorich
authors.forename: Eliseo J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Pérez-Stable
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kerlikowske
mesh_terms: 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