Comparison of Three Popular Methods for Recruiting Young Persons Who Inject Drugs for Interventional Studies

Autor: Melissa G. Collier, Jazmine Cuevas-Mota, Richard S. Garfein, Eyasu H. Teshale
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Gerontology
Male
Health (social science)
Social stigma
Health Status
Psychological intervention
HIV Infections
Persons who inject drugs
Study recruitment
Drug Users
0302 clinical medicine
Epidemiology
030212 general & internal medicine
Substance Abuse
Intravenous
education.field_of_study
Hepatitis C virus
Brief Report
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Substance abuse
Research Design
Public Health and Health Services
Female
Public Health
0305 other medical science
Intravenous
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Population
Intervention
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
medicine
Humans
education
030505 public health
business.industry
Public health
Patient Selection
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
medicine.disease
Urban Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
Family medicine
Research studies
business
Zdroj: Collier, MG; Garfein, RS; Cuevas-Mota, J; & Teshale, EH. (2017). Comparison of Three Popular Methods for Recruiting Young Persons Who Inject Drugs for Interventional Studies. JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, 94(4), 587-591. doi: 10.1007/s11524-017-0158-x. UC San Diego: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/6j20b7kk
Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, vol 94, iss 4
Popis: Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at risk for adverse health outcomes as a result of their drug use, and the resulting social stigma makes this a difficult population to reach for interventions aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality. During our study of adult PWID aged ≤40 years living in San Diego during 2009 and 2010, we compared three different sampling methods: respondent-driven sampling (RDS), venue-based sampling at one syringe exchange program (SEP), and street-based outreach. We compared demographic, socioeconomic, health, and behavioral factors and tested participants for HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) and compared across the three methods. Overall, 561 (74.8%) of the targeted 750 PWID were enrolled. Venue-based convenience sampling enrolled 96% (242/250) of the targeted participants, followed closely by street-based outreach with 92% (232/250) recruited. While RDS yielded the fewest recruits, producing only 35% (87/250) of the expected participants, those recruited through RDS were more likely to be female, more racially diverse, and younger.
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