Recruitment and retention of latino adolescents to a research study: Lessons learned from a randomized clinical trial

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 244-250

  Villarruel, Antonia M ^a   Jemmott, Loretta S ^b   Jemmott, John B ^c   Eakin, Brenda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; Latino adolescents; Nursing; Randomized controlled trial; Recruitment; Retention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SHAME; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PEER GROUP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHAME; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34548529897     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2006.00076.x     Document Type: Article

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