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W LaVome Robinson1, Holly S Ruch-Ross1, Peggy Watkins-Ferrell1
1DePaul University, Saundra Lightfoot, Ounce of Prevention Fund, Chicago, IL.
Abstract:
Presents the first phase of a school-based project which aims to begin the identification of factors associated with risk and resiliency in urban African-American youth, as well as evaluate the role of school-based adolescent health centers for this population. A cross-sectional moderated risk design is employed. Methodological challenges are identified and strategies for resolution are discussed. Methodological challenges pertinent to school and community entry, characteristics of the school setting, obtaining informed consent, the use of incentives, confidentiality assurance, and the relevance of instrumentation for the study population are addressed.
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