Table 3.

Percentage of HMC Projects (n=17) by Intervention Tailoring Strategy

Intervention tailoring strategies a	%b
The design of the treatment strategies was based on formative research experiences, norms, beliefs, values, behavioral patterns, socioeconomic level, or other cultural characteristics of participants.	58.8
Recruitment staff are from the participants’ community.	11.8
The treatment strategies include activities that involve family and friends of participants.	29.4
The intervention delivery setting was selected to make it accessible to, or meet the transportation needs of, participants (eg, community setting, church, neighborhood).	64.7
The delivery of the intervention is facilitated by individuals or organizations from the participants’ community (eg, community health workers, community leaders).	11.8
The intervention delivery schedules were adapted to match the participants’ availability.	76.5
The treatment strategies address trust issues related to research participation.	23.5
The interventionists are knowledgeable of cultural views and values of participants.	47.1
The interventionists’ racial/ethnic background is matched to the participants.	11.8
The interventionists’ age is matched to the participants.	5.9
The interventionists’ gender is matched to the participants.	17.6
Recruitment was done in minority newspapers, churches, and community events.	5.9
Intervention content was based on the socioeconomic status of the participants.	35.3
Intervention content was developed to match the participants’ cultural views and values.	23.5
Intervention content was developed to match the participants’ literacy level.	58.8
Intervention content was developed in the preferred language of the participants.	23.5

^aThis is the list of statements as presented in the survey instrument. Survey respondents were asked to check each statement that applied to their study.

^bPercentage of respondents that checked the corresponding item box