Faith, Family, and Social Networks: Effective Strategies for Recruiting Brazilian Immigrants in Maternal and Child Health Research

Lindsay, Ana Cristina; Wallington, Sherrie Flynt; Rabello, Luísa M.; Alves, Amanda De Sá Melo; Arruda, Carlos André Moura; Rocha, Thaís C.; Andrade, Gabriela; Vianna, Gabriela V.B.; Mezzavilla, Raquel de Souza; Oliveira, Mariana Gonçalves de; Hasselmann, Maria Helena; Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares; Greaney, Mary L.

doi:10.1007/s40615-020-00753-3

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“…Direct, in-person contact gave potential participants opportunity to ask questions before enrolling in the studies. These findings are supported by prior research suggesting Latinos preferences for direct contact with research staff, reflective of personalism ( personalismo) and trust (confianza) , which are core values in Latino culture (García et al, 2017; Lindsay, Wallington, et al, 2020)…”

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Lessons Learned From Recruiting Latino Fathers in Child Health Research

Lindsay

Valdez

Pineda

et al. 2020

Health Promotion Practice

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Latinos are the largest minority population group in the United States, and Latino children currently account for one fourth of U.S. children under age 18. Family is a core value in the Latino culture, and fathers play a central role within the family, including making decisions that influence their children’s health. Nonetheless, Latino fathers are often underrepresented in child health research. This study was designed to describe effective strategies to recruit Latino fathers into five child health research studies. Using a data recruitment log, we collected quantitative and qualitative data on recruitment strategies used to reach and enroll Latino fathers into five child health research studies from 2016 to 2020. Methods classified as direct recruitment strategies involved interaction between potential participants with research staff, whereas indirect methods involved no interaction with research staff and potential participants. In total 113 Latino fathers, majority low-income, immigrant, participated in the studies. Direct recruitment methods in combination with snowball sampling were the most successful strategies for recruiting Latino fathers, contributing to approximately 96% ( n = 107) of the total participants. Indirect methods were much less effective, with social media contributing to only 3.6% ( n = 4) of total participants. Not a single participant was recruited through printed materials (e.g., flyers posted or distributed). Furthermore, qualitative findings revealed the importance of culturally and linguistically relevant approaches in efforts to recruit and enroll Latino fathers. Future research should consider directly asking Latino fathers’ preferences for recruitment and participation in child health research.

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Lessons Learned From Recruiting Latino Fathers in Child Health Research

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Valdez

Pineda

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“…Study participants were recruited using strategies successfully employed in our previous studies with Brazilian communities in Massachusetts, which included posting flyers at local Brazilian businesses and community-based social and health services agencies and attending events and making announcement at predominantly Brazilian churches (20) . Interested individuals called the phone number listed on the flyer or spoke with study staff at church events (20) . Participants were also recruited through network sampling, a ‘word of mouth’ or snowball approach of acquiring participants, with participants enrolled in the study asking their Brazilian friends pregnant with first child if they would be interested in participating in the study (20) .…”

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“…Interested individuals called the phone number listed on the flyer or spoke with study staff at church events (20) . Participants were also recruited through network sampling, a ‘word of mouth’ or snowball approach of acquiring participants, with participants enrolled in the study asking their Brazilian friends pregnant with first child if they would be interested in participating in the study (20) . Research staff, Brazilian immigrants and members of the Brazilian communities participating in the study engaged their personal and community contacts to recruit participants.…”

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“…They also reported if they were enrolled (yes, no) in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. The sociodemographic questions used in the current study have been used in our previous studies and are similar to those used in several of studies conducted with Brazilian immigrants in the USA (16,17,20,22,23) .…”

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Sources of information about gestational weight gain, diet and exercise among Brazilian immigrant women living in the USA: a cross-sectional study

Lindsay

Nogueira

et al. 2021

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Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess sources of information about gestational weight gain (GWG), diet, and exercise among first-time pregnant Brazilian women in the United States (US). Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Massachusetts, United States. Participants: First-time pregnant Brazilian women. Results: Eighty-six women, the majority of whom were immigrants (96.5%) classified as having low-acculturation levels (68%), participated in the study. Approximately two-thirds of respondents had sought information about GWG (72.1%), diet (79.1%), and exercise (74.4%) via the internet. Women classified as having low acculturation levels were more likely to seek information about GWG via the internet (OR = 7.55; 95% CI: 1.41, 40.26) than those with high acculturation levels after adjusting for age and receiving information about GWG from healthcare provider (doctor or midwife). Moreover, many respondents reported seeking information about GWG (67%), diet (71%), and exercise (52%) from family and friends. Women who self-identified as being overweight pre-pregnancy were less likely to seek information about diet (OR = 0.32; 95% CI: 0.11, 0.93) and exercise (OR = 0.33; 95% CI: 0.11, 0.96) from family and friends than those who self-identified being normal weight pre-pregnancy. Conclusions: This is the first study to assess sources of information about GWG, diet, and exercise among pregnant Brazilian immigrants in the US. Findings have implications for the design of interventions and suggest the potential of mHealth intervention as low-cost, easy access option for delivering culturally and linguistically tailored evidence-based information about GWG incorporating behavioral change practices to this growing immigrant group.

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