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Recruitment for Health Disparities Preventive Intervention Trials: The Early Childhood Caries Collaborating Centers

How did you hear about us?No. of Participants (N = 297)Percentage
In person through field staff19164
Referral from study participant3712
Other3110
Posters114
Radio83
No answer83
Facebook62
Newspaper31
Billboard1<1
E-mail1<1


Figure 1.
How participants heard about the Center for Native Oral Health Research Study 1 (N = 297).

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How did you hear about us?No. of Responses (N = 604)Percentagea
FQHCs46277
Word of mouth518
Advertisement457
Previous study163
WIC112
Other91
Head Start/daycare71
Physician or dentist referral3<1

Abbreviations: FQHC, federally qualified health center; WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.a Percentages do not add to 100% because of rounding.


Figure 2. How participants heard about the Glass Ionomer Sealant and Fluoride Varnish Trial study (N = 604 responses). Abbreviations: FQHC, federally qualified health center; WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

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How did you hear about us?No. of Participants (N = 1,421)Percentage
Door-to-door recruiting1,30792
Holiday parties302
Unity Day/Resident Appreciation Day272
Family fun events212
Food pantry/Brown Bag181
Health and safety/parent education91
Childcare center/WIC/playgroup events5<1
Recruitment dinner4<1
Bingo/movie nights00

Abbreviation: WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.


Figure 3. How participants heard about the Tooth Smart Healthy Start study (N = 1,421). No participants were recruited through Bingo or movie nights, so this category is not included in the figure.

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