An evaluation of a self-generated identification code

Autor: William N. Dudley, Johanna E. Soet, Colleen DiIorio, Deborah F. Van Marter, Tammy Woodring
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Research in Nursing & Health. 23:167-174
ISSN: 1098-240X
0160-6891
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(200004)23:2<167::aid-nur9>3.0.co;2-k
Popis: We describe a self-generated coding form used in a study of HIV prevention practices of college students and provide information on the success rate of matching questionnaires over a 3-year period using the form. The data for this study were from a longitudinal study of HIV risk-reduction practices of college students. In order to match questionnaires over the 3-year study period while maintaining anonymity, participants were asked to complete a self-generated identification form at each data collection point. In the second year of the project, we were able to successfully match 74.3% of the questionnaires to those returned during the first year using 6 to 8 of the code elements on the form, and in the third year, we were able to match 73% of questionnaires to those returned in the second year. Participants for whom questionnaires matched were more likely than participants with unmatched questionnaires to be white students enrolled as underclassmen.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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