title: Recruitment and retention of Latino immigrant families in prevention research.
abstract: The development and testing of culturally competent interventions relies on the recruitment and retention of ethnic minority populations. Minority immigrants are a population of keen interest given their widespread growth, needs, and contributions to communities in which they settle, and particularly recent immigrants from Mexico and Central and South American countries. However, recruitment and retention strategies for entirely immigrant samples are rarely discussed in the literature. The current article describes lessons learned from two family-focused longitudinal prevention research studies of Latino immigrants in Oregon-the Adolescent Latino Acculturation Study (ALAS) and the Latino Youth and Family Empowerment Project-II (LYFE-II). Social, legal, economic, and political contexts are considered that shape Latino immigrants' experiences in their home countries as well as in the United States. The implications of these contexts for effective recruitment and retention strategies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Social Learning Center, 10 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401, USA. charlesm@oslc.org
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Heather H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: McClure
authors.forename: J Mark
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Eddy
authors.forename: Betsy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ruth
authors.forename: Melanie J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hyers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002489:Central America; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000523:psychology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D018579:Patient Selection; D011057:Politics; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013020:South America; D014481:United States