Examining Participation Disparities in Cancer Clinical Trials.

Objectives: To examine factors that account for disparities in cancer clinical trial participation.

Sample & Setting: Pooled data from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys between 2010 and 2017.

Methods & Variables: Univariate and binary logistic regression analyses were used to examine the associations between participation in clinical trials and demographic and health characteristics, using SAS® procedures to account for complex sample features.

Uptake of HIV testing among aging adults in Agincourt, South Africa: perception of community, social network, and individual characteristics.

This cross-sectional study examined the impact of perception of community, social network and individual variables on the likelihood of voluntary HIV testing of people 40 years and older living in Agincourt, South Africa. The data came from We applied three logistic regression models. Results showed that voluntary uptake of HIV testing was significantly associated with two network factors, namely friendships within the network and frequency of fighting in the network.

Trusting Sources of Information on Quality of Physician Care.

Reporting healthcare quality has become an important factor in healthcare delivery. Prior research has shown that patient-consumers do not frequently use information on websites reporting physician quality to guide their choice of physicians. Our aim is to understand the contextual and personal characteristics that influence patient-consumers' decisions to trust or ignore information sources about healthcare quality.

Correlates of Single Versus Multiple Functional Disabilities Among Aging Americans: Race/Ethnicity and Region of Birth.

Background: Significant racial/ethnic disparities exist in the prevalence of functional disability among older Americans.

Objective: The study analyzed the odds of older people in the United States experiencing single and multiple disabilities, by race and region of birth.

Method: Data came from the American Community Survey (2011-2015).

Determinants of support for government involvement in obesity control among American adults.

Obesity takes a substantial toll on society as a whole. Obesity and its health-related complications contribute significantly to healthcare costs and negatively affects almost every aspect of human life. It is therefore reasonable for the government to be involved in finding solutions to control the epidemic.

Caring for a loved one with cancer: it is my job.

This study investigated the experiences of caregivers of loved ones with cancer in Lomé, Togo. The authors developed a framework that captures the experiences of 17 caregivers. The framework explains the exploratory factors that influenced the lives of caregivers from the caregivers' own perspectives.

Sexual responses to living with HIV/AIDS in Lomé, Togo.

A qualitative study of sexual behaviour among 88 people living with HIV was conducted in Lomé, Togo. Data were collected by means of open-ended interviews. Three separate sexual-behaviour patterns were identified: people who reported not having sex at all; people who reported using condoms consistently; and people who reported not using condoms at all or using them inconsistently.

Polygyny and child survival in West Africa.

This study examines the relationship between polygyny and child survival in light of conflicting findings reported in a number of studies. Using data from the Demographic and Health Surveys from six West African countries, the risks of neonatal, postneonatal, and overall infant mortality are estimated. Controlling for a set of social and bio-demographic factors, it is found that substantial risks of mortality are associated with polygyny.