SAMPLING PROCEDURE
Permission was received from the institutional review board, priest, pastor, and director of each facility use in the study. Subject were recruited through advertisement, flyer, church newsletter announcements, participants' referrals, and women's social club announcement, as well as though friend and relative of women who self-identified as AA.
At the start of each session participants received a complete package containing the following: a consent and cover letter describing the purpose of the study, whet will be asked of participants, risks and benefits, confidentiality, right to withdraw, and who to contact with question about the study. the purpose of the study was verbally explained to all participants after they received the package. they were also informed that participation was voluntary and confidentiality ensured
At the beginning of each the participants were encouraged to ask so many question as possible for clarification purpose. At the church a time was set for group meeting. At the beginning of each group meeting, the study purpose and participation method were extensively explain and question satisfactorily answered. The participants were provided an adequate amount of time (20-30 minute) to complete survey; the questionnaires were that collected and placed in the researcher's locked briefcase. A 15-minutes presentation on breast health and the time for question and answer followed the data collection. for participants in doctor's office. the packets were given to women as they waited to be seen by health care providers, and the primary investigator explained the purpose of the research and answers any question.