Table 1 List of primary recruitment sources being employed for the study
Category | Recruitment Strategy |
|---|---|
Printed Materials | Flyers were displayed in recreational centers, community centers, libraries, cafes, barber shops, and churches throughout the central Ohio area |
Advertisements were displayed on Campus Area Bus Service buses at The Ohio State University | |
Post cards were distributed to households in the central Ohio area | |
Online Recruitment | Research Match (an online recruitment tool with a database of participants.) |
Study Search (a database of active studies at The Ohio State University) | |
Media advertisements (Facebook, Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State University’s OnCampus newspapers) | |
Radio Advertisement | Radio Stations aired an advertisement for the study (106.7 The Beat) |
Snowball Recruitment | To facilitate oversampling of individuals from historically marginalized populations, a referral recruitment strategy was implemented. For this, enrolled participants could refer potentially eligible friends or family members to the study to receive an additional $5 per referral, up to a maximum of $35, when the individual contacted the study’s research team |