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Strategies For Recruiting Hispanic Women Into A Prospective Cohort Study Of Modifiable Risk Factors For Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Renée T. Fortner, Valerie Hastings, Glenn Markenson
Strategies For Recruiting Hispanic Women Into A Prospective Cohort Study Of Modifiable Risk Factors For Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Renée T. Fortner, Valerie Hastings, Glenn Markenson
Lisa Chasan-Taber
Background The purpose of this article was to describe effective strategies for recruitment of Hispanic women into a prospective cohort study of modifiable risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Although Hispanic women have two to four times the risk of developing GDM compared with non-Hispanic white women, few GDM prevention studies have included Hispanic women. Methods The study was conducted in the ambulatory obstetrical practices of Baystate Medical Center located in a socioeconomically and ethnically diverse city in Massachusetts. The study employed a range of strategies to recruit Hispanic women based on a review of the literature as well …