The experiences of sexual and gender minority participants with a remote biospecimen collection protocol.

ABSTRACT: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) communities are underrepresented in biomedical studies, highlighting the importance of developing biospecimen collection protocols aimed at engaging SGM participants. We aimed to learn more about SGM participants' experiences with a remote (i.e., not performed at a central location) biospecimen collection study pioneered by The PRIDE Study, a cohort study of SGM adults residing in the United States and its territories. Feedback was collected from 112 SGM participants following blood donation for a parent study investigating the relationship between minority stress, substance use, and epigenetic markers of substance use and minority stress. We used an inductive and collaborative approach to qualitative analysis and identified major themes and areas fo

SUBMITTER: Panyanouvong N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12140397 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature