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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 4/2019

01-08-2019 | Original Paper

Participation of Turkish Migrants in an Epidemiological Study: Does the Recruitment Strategy Affect the Sample Characteristics?

Authors: Tilman Brand, Florence Samkange-Zeeb, Nico Dragano, Thomas Keil, Lilian Krist, Rahsan Yesil-Jürgens, Martin Schlaud, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Oliver Razum, Katharina Reiss, Karin Halina Greiser, Heiko Zimmermann, Heiko Becher, Hajo Zeeb

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 4/2019

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Abstract

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.
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Metadata
Title
Participation of Turkish Migrants in an Epidemiological Study: Does the Recruitment Strategy Affect the Sample Characteristics?
Authors
Tilman Brand
Florence Samkange-Zeeb
Nico Dragano
Thomas Keil
Lilian Krist
Rahsan Yesil-Jürgens
Martin Schlaud
Karl-Heinz Jöckel
Oliver Razum
Katharina Reiss
Karin Halina Greiser
Heiko Zimmermann
Heiko Becher
Hajo Zeeb
Publication date
01-08-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0788-4

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