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Enhancing the Participation of African Americans in Health-Related Genetic Research: Findings of a Collaborative Academic and Community-Based Research Study

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  • Sandra Millon Underwood
  • Aaron G. Buseh
  • Sheryl T. Kelber
  • Patricia E. Stevens
  • Leolia Townsend

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The involvement of African Americans in research has long been expressed as a concern by the scientific community. While efforts have been undertaken to identify factors inhibiting the participation of African Americans in health-related research, few efforts have been undertaken to have highlight factors associated with their engagement of health-related research. An exploratory study of factors presumed to be associated with participation in health-related research was conducted among a nonprobability sample of African Americans ( ) from a large urban community in the Midwest. The study was guided by a framework that hypothesized the influence of knowledge, beliefs, and perceptions about genetics and the involvement of providers in decision-making on willingness to participate in health-related genetic research. The results revealed that knowledge, beliefs, and perceptions about genetics and the involvement of providers were associated with willingness to engage in health-related genetic research ( ). The most interesting, however, was that 88.7% of the participants who had not previously been involved in a health-related study who expressed a willingness to participate reported that they “had never been asked.” Study findings suggest the need for research that further examines factors associated with the involvement of African Americans in health-related genetic research.

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  • Sandra Millon Underwood & Aaron G. Buseh & Sheryl T. Kelber & Patricia E. Stevens & Leolia Townsend, 2013. "Enhancing the Participation of African Americans in Health-Related Genetic Research: Findings of a Collaborative Academic and Community-Based Research Study," Nursing Research and Practice, Hindawi, vol. 2013, pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnlnrp:749563
    DOI: 10.1155/2013/749563
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