TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Research Reviewed: Groups Conducting Community-Based Research Ethics Review Processes (n = 109), United States, 2008
| Type or Focus of Research | No. (%) |
| Approach | |
| Community-based participatory research | 95 (87) |
| Social and behavioral research | 60 (55) |
| Health services research | 52 (48) |
| Clinical research | 39 (36) |
| Quality improvement | 36 (33) |
| Substantive focus | |
| Health disparities | 69 (63) |
| Diabetes | 47 (42) |
| Cancer | 45 (41) |
| Obesity | 42 (39) |
| HIV, mental health | 35 (32) |
| Population focus | |
| Adults | 91 (83) |
| People of color, women | 76 (70) |
| Men | 62 (57) |
| Adolescents, seniors | 56 (51) |
| Children | 54 (50) |
| Racial/ethnic group focus | |
| African American, Latino | 44 (40) |
| Mixed | 33 (30) |
| No particular racial/ethnic group | 26 (24) |
| American Indian, White | 23 (21) |
| Pacific Islander | 15 (14) |
| Geographic focus | |
| Urban | 67 (61) |
| Rural | 38 (35) |
| Suburban | 26 (24) |
| Tribal | 15 (14) |
| No particular areas | 14 (13) |
| Federal funding sources supporting submitted researcha | |
| National Institutes of Health | 58 (62) |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 41 (44) |
| Health Resources and Services Administration | 28 (30) |
| Indian Health Service | 12 (13) |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 8 (9) |
Note. Respondents were allowed to indicate all that applied.
a
Ninety-four respondents (86%) reported reviewing research funded by federal sources of support.