%0 Journal Article
%A Brand, Tilman
%A Samkange-Zeeb, Florence
%A Dragano, Nico
%A Keil, Thomas
%A Krist, Lilian
%A Yesil-Jürgens, Rahsan
%A Schlaud, Martin
%A Jöckel, Karl-Heinz
%A Razum, Oliver
%A Reiss, Katharina
%A Greiser, Karin Halina
%A Zimmermann, Heiko
%A Becher, Heiko
%A Zeeb, Hajo
%T Participation of Turkish Migrants in an Epidemiological Study: Does the Recruitment Strategy Affect the Sample Characteristics?
%J Journal of immigrant and minority health
%V 21
%N 4
%@ 1557-1920
%C Berlin [u.a.]
%I Springer Science+Business Media
%M DKFZ-2020-00185
%P 811 - 819
%D 2019
%X Migrants are often poorly represented in epidemiological studies which limits the generalizability of the results of population-based studies. This study aimed to assess whether a community-based sampling (CBS) of persons of Turkish origin leads to differences in the participants' characteristics compared to a register-based sampling (RBS). The two sampling strategies were used to recruit participants in three cities in Germany (CBS: n = 641; RBS: n = 578). We compared sociodemographic, migration- and health-related characteristics. Census data were used as an external reference. Lower German language skills and a lower acculturation status were more prevalent in the CBS than in the RBS. While age and sex adjusted obesity prevalence differed [CBS: 37.8 (33.6-42.4); RBS 30.0 (26.3-34.0); census data 19.1 (18.2-20.1)], most other health indicators were similar across the samples. In conclusion, the CBS approach led to a greater representation of persons of Turkish origin with lower language skills and lower acculturation status. Nevertheless, both recruitment strategies provided similar estimates of health status indicators.
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:30027505
%R 10.1007/s10903-018-0788-4
%U https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/153103