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Table 1 Descriptive information on participating counties, recruitment strategies used, and number of residents screened, eligible, and enrolled

From: A pragmatic examination of active and passive recruitment methods to improve the reach of community lifestyle programs: The Talking Health Trial

County number

Lee

Giles

Pulaski

Washington

Grayson

Wise

Wythe

Montgomery

Total

Screened, n

65

96

178

117

115

158

193

134

1,056

Eligible, n (%)

54 (83.1)

59 (61.4)

91 (51.1)

75 (64.1)

78 (67.8)

76 (48.1)

105 (54.4)

82 (61.2)

620 (58.7)

Enrolled, n, (% of eligible)

41 (75.9)

31 (52.5)

53 (58.2)

32 (42.7)

35 (44.9)

32 (42.1)

40 (38.1)

37 (45.1)

301 (48.5)

 Active, n (%)

20 (48.8)

21 (67.7)

34 (64.2)

27 (84.4)

17 (48.6)

22 (68.8)

30 (75.0)

28 (75.7)

199 (66.1)

 Passive, n (%)

21 (51.2)

10 (32.3)

19 (35.8)

5 (15.6)

18 (51.4)

10 (31.2)

10 (25.0)

9 (24.3)

102 (33.9)

Primary active RS:

extension agents

free clinic

extension agent, retail shops

free clinics, Health Department/WIC

extension agent, Health Department/

WIC

Health Department/WIC, retail stores

Health Department, free clinic, extension agent

Health Department, free clinic

 

Secondary active RS

none

daycare, festivals and community events

festivals and community events, community college

Head Start, community events

Head Start, Retail store, Community events, Daycare

festivals, RAM health clinic, Head Start

Head Start, community events

extension agent

 

Passive RS

newspaper ad, flyers

newspaper ad, flyers

newspaper ad, flyers, postcard mailings

flyers, postcard mailings

newspaper ad, flyers, postcard mailings, emails

newspaper ad, flyers, postcard mailings, emails

newspaper ad, postcard mailings, flyers

flyers, emails

 

MUA

61.6

60.8

60.7

56.1

51.0

61.1

61.0

60.1

 

PD (per sq ml)

58.5

48.0

105.8

97.0

34.8

102.3

62.9

242.5

 
  1. RS Recruitment Strategy, MUA Medically Underserved Area, PD Population Density (per square mile)