Table 3.
Experience in HIV/AIDS clinical trials among previous participants according to race, first language and level of education.
| Race (N=1,195)§ | Language (N=1,233)† | Education (N=1,278)‡ | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White (N=461) |
African- American (N=473) |
Hispanic (N=261) |
p value* | English (N=1,053) |
Spanish (N=180) |
p value* | Elementary (N=92) |
High School (N=362) |
Some College/Technical (N=416) |
College/Graduate (N=408) |
p value* | |
| Study made me healthier | 220 (48%) | 208 (44%) | 155 (59%) | <.001 | 488 (46%) | 120 (67%) | <.001 | 59 (64%) | 157 (43%) | 199 (48%) | 214 (52%) | 0.002 |
| Study took too much time | 23 (5%) | 12 (3%) | 10 (4%) | 0.144 | 40 (4%) | 8 (4%) | 0.679 | 1 (1%) | 12 (3%) | 18 (4%) | 19 (5%) | 0.378 |
| I learned about HIV/AIDS | 252 (55%) | 277 (59%) | 156 (60%) | 0.322 | 589 (56%) | 113 (63%) | 0.087 | 54 (59%) | 206 (57%) | 242 (58%) | 221 (54%) | 0.664 |
| I felt like a guinea pig | 24 (5%) | 19 (4%) | 16 (6%) | 0.424 | 51 (5%) | 11 (6%) | 0.472 | 5 (5%) | 22 (6%) | 19 (5%) | 18 (4%) | 0.710 |
| Got better medical help | 205 (44%) | 187 (40%) | 121 (46%) | 0.141 | 440 (42%) | 93 (52%) | 0.013 | 35 (38%) | 122 (34%) | 193 (46%) | 199 (49%) | <.001 |
| I felt like I was helping others | 329 (71%) | 263 (56%) | 147 (56%) | <.001 | 665 (63%) | 103 (57%) | 0.129 | 40 (43%) | 193 (53%) | 287 (69%) | 271 (66%) | <.001 |
| Logistical challenges | 21 (5%) | 8 (2%) | 8 (3%) | 0.041 | 32 (3%) | 8 (4%) | 0.325 | 3 (3%) | 9 (2%) | 13 (3%) | 14 (3%) | 0.894 |
| Study help me feel in control | 242 (52%) | 239 (51%) | 149 (57%) | 0.232 | 537 (51%) | 114 (63%) | 0.002 | 53 (58%) | 172 (48%) | 224 (54%) | 221 (54%) | 0.149 |
a
N=Individuals who responded “Yes” to the questions “Have you ever tried to be in an HIV/AIDS study?” and/or “Have you ever been in an HIV/AIDS study?”
*
Chi Square test.
§
Excluded individuals who responded other race (N=62), mixed race (N=16) or had no response (N=21).
†
Excluded individuals who responded other language (N=12) or had no response (N=49).
‡
Excluded individuals who had no response (N=16).