title: Correlates of willingness to participate in microbicide research among African Americans.
abstract: The objective of the present article is to identify predictors of willingness to participate (WTP) in microbicide trials among African Americans. A total of 595 participants completed a survey on WTP in microbicide trials and predictors of WTP. Significant associations were observed for relationships of greater WTP with female gender, greater HIV risk, lower mistrust of research, and knowing someone with HIV/AIDS. An interaction revealed HIV risk was positively associated with WTP for women only. Accurate knowledge of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study was associated with greater WTP. These predictors may be employed in microbicide trials to enhance African American participation.
authors.affiliation: Nova Southeastern University, Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA. mmindy@nova.edu
authors.forename: Mindy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kibler
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vigil-Otero
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sarpong
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lally
authors.forename: Kenneth H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Mayer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D035843:Biomedical Research; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D045808:Refusal to Participate / Q000523:psychology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035502:Trust; D055815:Young Adult