Open AccessFactors Affecting African-American Participation in AIDS Research
Author(s) -
Sohini Sengupta,
Ronald P. Strauss,
Robert F. DeVellis,
Sandra Crouse Quinn,
Brenda M. DeVellis,
William R. Ware
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00126334-200007010-00014
Subject(s) - distrust , psychological intervention , clinical trial , religiosity , medicine , altruism (biology) , psychology , family medicine , social psychology , psychiatry , pathology , psychotherapist
Although African Americans are disproportionately affected by the AIDS epidemic, they are underrepresented in AIDS research, particularly in AIDS clinical trials. This study examines a multidimensional construct of distrust and other factors that may affect willingness to participate in AIDS research.