The results indicate that there was little difference between black and white respondents in knowledge of the Tuskegee study. Most people were unaware of the Tuskegee study, with only approximately two-fifths of both black and white participants indicating they had heard of it. Among those that were aware of the study, there was limited accurate [...]
Respondent Characteristics Table 1 shows the demographic profile of the sample, which is not unlike the distribution of demographic characteristics for the city of Baltimore. The sample was 69.1% African-American and 71.3% female. There was a broad age range within the sample, although 51.2% of the sample was between the ages of 25 and 54 [...]
Study Design and Population During July and August of 2003, participants were surveyed as part of a cross-sectional study designed to assess mistrust of the healthcare system. We conducted a telephone survey of a random sampie of residents of Baltimore City, MD. The data were collected as part of a larger study that focused on [...]
INTRODUCTION It is well documented that African Americans are more mistrustful of the medical care system than whites. Mistrust may be associated with underutilization of health services, a greater likelihood of refusal to participate in clinical research, reduced proclivity to donate organs or biological material, and more concern about unwitting enrollment in potentially harmful medical [...]
