Using population screening for recruitment of young adults engaged in illicit drug use: Methodological issues and sampling outcomes
| Autor: | Margot Legosz, Robert Kemp, Andrew Smirnov, Jake M. Najman, Helene Wells |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male Longitudinal study Sociology and Political Science Social stigma Research Subjects Amphetamine-Related Disorders Population Ecstasy Poison control Education Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Humans Mass Screening Medicine Longitudinal Studies education Sampling frame Response rate (survey) education.field_of_study Illicit Drugs business.industry Patient Selection Amphetamines Australia Sampling (statistics) Advertising Female Epidemiologic Methods business |
| Zdroj: | Social Science Research. 45:89-97 |
| ISSN: | 0049-089X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.01.003 |
| Popis: | Social stigma, legal sanctions and the associated lack of sampling frames create barriers to the probabilistic sampling of those engaged in a variety of behaviour, including illicit drug use. We used a novel sampling approach to recruit respondents into a longitudinal study examining amphetamine-type stimulant use. A young adult population was screened for lifetime drug use to create a sampling frame of amphetamine-type stimulant users and non-users. We posted 12,118 screening questionnaires to a random selection of young adults listed on the electoral roll for Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Australia (N = 107,275). Using a small pre-paid incentive and intensive telephone and postal reminders we attained a screening response rate of 49.9%. Eligible amphetamine-type stimulant users (used ecstasy or methamphetamine ⩾ 3 times in past 12 months) and non-users (never used ecstasy or methamphetamine) were identified by screening responses. About two-thirds of each selected group took part in the longitudinal study. Comparisons with large-scale population survey data suggest the sample was broadly representative of young adult amphetamine-type stimulant users in Australia. |
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