In a population of women who decline participation in TMIST (EAQ201 participants), we will compare the proportion of WOC vs non-WOC with respect to who experience COVID-related financial hardship, a composite endpoint defined as any psychological response (financial distress, food/housing insecurity) or change in their material condition. We hypothesize that COVID-19 related financial hardship and distress are more prevalent in WOC who decline TMIST participation compared to non-WOC who decline participation.
The purpose of this study is to find out whether factors that lead Women of Color to decline participation in the breast cancer screening trial EA1151 (TMIST) differ from non-women of color.