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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013 Mar-Apr;19(2):110–118. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31825717ef

TABLE 5.

Survey Participant Reasons for “Not Willing” to Participate in Health-Related Research Studies by Gender and TSS Knowledge

Reasons of “Not Willing to Participate” Males Females


Heard of TSS Not Heard of TSS Heard of TSS Not Heard of TSS
Lack of time 5% 58% 34% 50%
Lack of trust 65% 17% 25% 0%
Not interested 15% 8% 16% 6%
Other 15% 17% 25% 44%

Abbreviation: TSS, Tuskegee Syphilis Study.