Abstract:Background: Recruitment and retention of minority racial/ethnic groups is necessary to assess and address cancer health disparities in the United States. The objective of this study was to characterize participants’ retention status and identify baseline participant factors associated with retention among an entirely African American (AA) population in a randomized controlled trial (RCT).
Methods: Using data from the Healthy Eating and Living in the Spirit (HEALS) program, an RCT conducted from … Show more
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