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With the research team, studies were independently assessed for
eligibility by two reviewers who
performed the screening process independently. Titles were screened
first, followed by
screening of abstracts and finally full text articles were screened when
appropriate. Conflicts
were resolved through negotiation between the two screeners, to attain
consensus. The search
strategy comprised the application of the following keyword combinations
and Medical Subject
Heading terms: African, Black, minority, immigrant, viewpoint, attitude,
genomic, research,
DNA, health research, genetic, effective recruitment, participation,
sociocultural influences,
genetic risk, assessment, test, genotype, biobank, community leader, and
genetic studies. To
ensure all relevant studies were captured, bibliographies of included
studies were reviewed.
Inclusion of these additional studies were designated as hand search.
The included studies
assessed viewpoints from AAs and other minority ethnic research
participants via structured in
person and telephone interviews and focus groups, including adult and
sibling pairs (qualitative);
questionnaires and surveys (quantitative); and mixed-method approaches.