Prevention Science
Volume 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-26

Recruitment and Retention of Latino Immigrant Families in Prevention Research (Article)

Martinez Jr. C.R. , McClure H.H. , Eddy J.M. , Ruth B. , Hyers M.J.
  • a Oregon Social Learning Center, 10 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401, United States
  • b Oregon Social Learning Center, 10 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401, United States, Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
  • c Oregon Social Learning Center, 10 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401, United States
  • d Oregon Social Learning Center, 10 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401, United States
  • e Oregon Social Learning Center, 10 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401, United States

Abstract

The development and testing of culturally competent interventions relies on the recruitment and retention of ethnic minority populations. Minority immigrants are a population of keen interest given their widespread growth, needs, and contributions to communities in which they settle, and particularly recent immigrants from Mexico and Central and South American countries. However, recruitment and retention strategies for entirely immigrant samples are rarely discussed in the literature. The current article describes lessons learned from two family-focused longitudinal prevention research studies of Latino immigrants in Oregon-the Adolescent Latino Acculturation Study (ALAS) and the Latino Youth and Family Empowerment Project-II (LYFE-II). Social, legal, economic, and political contexts are considered that shape Latino immigrants' experiences in their home countries as well as in the United States. The implications of these contexts for effective recruitment and retention strategies are discussed. © 2011 Society for Prevention Research.

Author Keywords

Retention Latino recruitment Immigrant

Index Keywords

prospective study psychological aspect methodology Prospective Studies human sex difference statistics Central America Cultural Competency Mexico cultural competence Hispanic Americans United States Humans family Hispanic health services research male Emigrants and Immigrants female South America Socioeconomic Factors primary prevention socioeconomics Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Article adult migration age Sex Factors Age Factors politics patient selection attitude to health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84857642872&doi=10.1007%2fs11121-011-0239-0&partnerID=40&md5=9a2663a847ea71b09b53bd11f6e0cc49
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-011-0239-0
ISSN: 13894986
Cited by: 32
Original Language: English