1. Belief in AIDS Origin Conspiracy Theory and Willingness to Participate in Biomedical Research Studies: Findings in Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics in Seven Cities Across Two Surveys
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Cristina Claudio, Stefanie L. Russell, Nancy R. Kressin, Ralph V. Katz, Min Qi Wang, B. Lee Green, and Ryan Lee
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Adult ,Gerontology ,Biomedical Research ,Conspiracy theory ,Culture ,Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ,medicine.disease_cause ,White People ,Article ,Interviews as Topic ,Social group ,Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ,medicine ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Cities ,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ,Chi-Square Distribution ,business.industry ,Hispanic or Latino ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Health equity ,Black or African American ,Infectious Diseases ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Telephone interview ,Research studies ,business ,Chi-squared distribution ,Demography - Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a belief in the AIDS origin conspiracy theory is related to likelihood or fear of participation in research studies. Methods: The Tuskegee Legacy Project Questionnaire was administered via random-digit-dialed telephone interview to black, white, and Hispanic participants in 4 cities in 1999 and 2000 (n = 1,133) and in 3 cities in 2003 (n = 1,162). Results: In 1999, 27.8% of blacks, 23.6% of Hispanics, and 8% of whites (P ≤ .001) reported that it was “very or somewhat likely” that AIDS is “the result of a government plan to intentionally kill a certain group of people by genocide.” In 2003, 34.1% of blacks, 21.9% of Hispanics, and 8.4% of whites (P ≤ .001) reported the same. Conclusions: Whereas blacks and Hispanics were more than 3 times more likely than whites to believe in this AIDS origin conspiracy theory, holding this belief was not associated with a decreased likelihood of participation in, or increased fear of participation in, bio...
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- 2011