Cornejo-Torres Yareli, Boniface Emily, Lopez Edlyn, Gomez-Arboleda Katherin, Darney Blair G
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2022 Sep 20;3(1):785-794. doi: 10.1089/whr.2022.0036. eCollection 2022.
Lack of racial and ethnic diversity in health research negatively impacts generalizability. We describe Mexican and Mexican American women's willingness to participate in health research in Oregon.
We conducted a survey with Mexican-origin Latinas aged 18-49 years. Our primary outcome was willingness to participate in health research; we also asked sociodemographics and barriers and facilitators to participation. We used logistic regression to identify factors associated with willingness to participate.
Of 500 participants, 41% said that they would be willing to participate in health research, 14% said no, and 45% were unsure. In multivariable analyses, past participation in research and speaking English well were independently associated with willingness to participate. Barriers to participation included language, accessibility, and fear of medical procedures. Facilitators included improving future health care, language, and free medical care.
Mexican-origin Latinas in Oregon are willing to participate in health research, but many are unsure. Providing study materials in Spanish is a concrete first step to improve recruitment and promote equity and inclusion.
健康研究中缺乏种族和民族多样性会对研究结果的普遍性产生负面影响。我们描述了俄勒冈州墨西哥裔和墨西哥裔美国女性参与健康研究的意愿。
我们对年龄在18至49岁的墨西哥裔拉丁裔女性进行了一项调查。我们的主要结果是参与健康研究的意愿；我们还询问了社会人口统计学以及参与的障碍和促进因素。我们使用逻辑回归来确定与参与意愿相关的因素。
在500名参与者中，41%的人表示愿意参与健康研究，14%的人表示不愿意，45%的人不确定。在多变量分析中，过去参与过研究以及英语说得好与参与意愿独立相关。参与的障碍包括语言、可及性以及对医疗程序的恐惧。促进因素包括改善未来医疗保健、语言以及免费医疗服务。
俄勒冈州的墨西哥裔拉丁裔女性愿意参与健康研究，但许多人不确定。提供西班牙语的研究材料是改善招募并促进公平与包容的具体第一步。
