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Perceptions of Risk in Research Participation Among Underserved Minority Drug Users

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Research with underserved minority drug users is essential to quality health care and prevention. Understanding how participants perceive risk in research is necessary to inform research regulators so that research protections are neither lax, exposing participants to harm, nor overly stringent, thereby denying access to beneficial research. Data from 37 semistructured interviews of underserved, African-American crack cocaine users, collected from February to May 2006 in a large, urban setting, were analyzed using content analysis. In three hypothetical studies, participants recognized risks as relative and articulated and evaluated specific risks. Research regulators may enhance the accuracy of risk assessment in research by incorporating the views of participants. Study implications and limitations are noted. Future research on risk perception in research participation is suggested.

Source: Substance Use & Misuse

DOI: 10.1080/10826080802241243

Authors: Jacquelyn Slomka, Eric A. Ratliff, Sheryl McCurdy, Sandra Timpson, Mark L. Williams

Institution: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Language: English

Topic: Ethics in Clinical Research

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases