abstract: 'Practitioners have frequent contact with populations underrepresented in

  scientific research-ethnic/racial groups, sexual minorities and others

  at risk for poor health and whose low participation in research does not

  reflect their representation in the general population. Practitioners

  aspire to partner with researchers to conduct research that benefits

  underrepresented groups. However, practitioners are often overlooked as

  a work force that can help erase inclusion disparities. We recruited (n

  = 282) practitioners (e.g. physicians, social workers, health educators)

  to examine associations between their attitudes toward research

  purposes, risks, benefits and confidentiality and their involvement in

  recruitment, interviewing and intervention facilitation. Participants

  worked in community-based agencies in Madrid and New York City (NYC),

  two large and densely populated cities. We used cross-sectional data and

  two-sample tests to compare attitudes toward research and practitioner

  involvement in recruiting, interviewing and facilitating interventions.

  We fit logistic regression models to assess associations between

  practitioner attitudes toward ethical practices and recruitment,

  interviewing and facilitating interventions. The likelihood of

  recruiting, interviewing and facilitating was more pronounced among

  practitioners agreeing more strongly with ethical research practices.

  Though Madrid practitioners reported stronger agreement with ethical

  research practices, NYC practitioners were more involved in recruiting,

  interviewing and facilitating interventions. Practitioners can be

  trained to improve attitudes toward ethical practices and increase

  inclusion of underrepresented populations in research. Funders and

  researchers are encouraged to offer opportunities for practitioner

  involvement by supporting research infrastructure development in local

  agencies. Practices that promise to facilitate inclusion herein may be

  used in other countries.'
affiliation: 'Pinto, RM (Corresponding Author), Columbia Univ, Sch Social Work, New
  York, NY 10027 USA.

  Pinto, Rogerio M., Columbia Univ, Sch Social Work, New York, NY 10027 USA.

  Gimenez, Silvia, Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain.

  Spector, Anyay.; Martinez, Omar J. D., New York State Psychiat Inst \& Hosp, HIV
  Ctr Clin \& Behav Studies, New York, NY 10032 USA.

  Spector, Anyay.; Martinez, Omar J. D., Columbia Univ, New York, NY USA.

  Choi, Jean; Wall, Melanie, New York State Psychiat Inst \& Hosp, Div Biostat, New
  York, NY 10032 USA.'
author: Pinto, Rogerio M. and Gimenez, Silvia and Spector, Anyay. and Choi, Jean and
  Martinez, Omar J. D. and Wall, Melanie
author-email: rmp98@columbia.edu
author_list:
- family: Pinto
  given: Rogerio M.
- family: Gimenez
  given: Silvia
- family: Spector
  given: Anyay.
- family: Choi
  given: Jean
- family: Martinez
  given: Omar J. D.
- family: Wall
  given: Melanie
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1093/heapro/dau015
eissn: 1460-2245
files: []
issn: 0957-4824
journal: HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
keywords: 'HIV practitioners; ethical inclusion of underrepresented populations;

  health services research'
keywords-plus: 'HEALTH-CARE; LATINO MEN; COLLABORATION; COMMUNITIES; PERSPECTIVES;

  PREVENTION; SYPHILIS; SYSTEM'
language: English
month: SEP
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '44'
pages: 695-705
papis_id: 762ada1555e5d840742c811462d192d9
ref: Pinto2015hivpractitioners
researcherid-numbers: Wall, Melanie/AAE-7828-2019
times-cited: '5'
title: HIV practitioners in Madrid and New York improving inclusion of underrepresented
  populations in research
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000361212400029
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '7'
volume: '30'
web-of-science-categories: Health Policy \& Services; Public, Environmental \& Occupational
  Health
year: '2015'