Table 3 Reasons for joining and staying in the study
Number (%) who responded that reason is “very important” | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Mbekweni | TC Newman | Total sample | P-value |
Reasons for joining the study | ||||
Significance of study topic to participant’s health or health of family/friends | 289 (97) | 275 (98) | 564 (97) | 0.842 |
Belief that participation will improve child’s health | 296 (99) | 281 (99) | 577 (99) | 1.000 |
For the financial incentive | 259 (88) | 204 (72) | 463 (80) | <0.001 |
Receiving better health care services through participation | 283 (94) | 261 (93) | 544 (93) | 0.386 |
Prior positive experience participating in research | 269 (91) | 249 (88) | 518 (89) | 0.001 |
Hearing of others’ positive experience | 260 (88) | 224 (79) | 484 (84) | 0.009 |
Making a contribution to science | 268 (91) | 259 (92) | 527 (91) | 0.345 |
Feeling pressured by others to join | 200 (67) | 111 (39) | 311 (54) | <0.001 |
Wanting to give back to the community | 236 (84) | 241 (89) | 477 (87) | 0.075 |
Reasons for staying in the study | ||||
Close relationships with research staff | 282 (95) | 275 (96) | 557 (96) | 0.531 |
The study is interesting/the participant feels that she is learning | 284 (96) | 270 (96) | 554 (96) | 0.947 |
Feeling valued | 276 (94) | 268 (94) | 544 (94) | 0.696 |
Enjoying the individualized attention | 268 (92) | 264 (94) | 532 (93) | 0.847 |
Being treated better in research than in other settings | 276 (93) | 258 (91) | 534 (92) | 0.700 |
Having a chance to ask the research team about her/her child’s health | 281 (95) | 268 (95) | 549 (95) | 1.000 |
Learning about pregnancy and child development | 285 (96) | 269 (95) | 554 (96) | 0.432 |
Belief that her child’s health is better because of the study | 289 (98) | 277 (98) | 566 (98) | 0.905 |