“I Did It for Us and I Would Do It Again”: Perspectives of Rural Latinos on Providing Biospecimens for Research

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• Personal Author:
  Carosso E ; Gonzalez C ; Hohl SD ; Ibarra G ; Thompson B
• Description:
  Objectives. We elicited perspectives of rural Latino farmworkers and non-farmworkers about their participation in a community-based participatory pesticides exposure study in which they provided multiple biospecimens. Methods. Between March and April 2012, we conducted semistructured, one-on-one interviews with 39 rural Latino farmworkers and non-farmworkers in Washington State (n = 39). Nineteen open-ended interview questions aimed to elicit participants' attitudes toward, expectations and experiences of biospecimen collection for research, and willingness to participate in future biomedical research studies. We reviewed and coded transcriptions using qualitative principles of grounded theory in which concepts were identified and themes derived from interview data. Results. We grouped themes into 3 major categories: (1) motivation to participate, (2) challenges of participation, and (3) perceived rewards of participation. Many participants were motivated by the perceived importance of the study topic and a desire to acquire and contribute to new knowledge. Respondents said that the benefits of participation outweighed the challenges, and many expressed satisfaction to be able to contribute to research that would benefit future generations. Conclusions. Our findings supported the use of community-based participatory research to engage minorities as participants and invested parties in such studies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Community Health Services Farmers Occupational Health Public Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Biological Materials Biomonitoring Community Health Farm Workers Public Health Racial Factors
• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  104
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056646
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2014 May; 104(5):911-916
• Contact Point Address:
  Sarah D. Hohl, Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave North, Seattle, WA 98109
• Email:
  shohl@fhcrc.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5c30caa461c4c68bfc94b3016b2aa93298c0b7c28394447db3481a28018d7673ff5337002eadd7f57182ed54fcb3b0db9268885f801cae22b599b3d892f473a5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214208/cdc_214208_DS1.pdf
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