Respondent-driven sampling to recruit adolescents in Kenya.
Ann Epidemiol
; 78: 68-73, 2023 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) uses long-chain referral whereby members of the target population recruit other members. We describe the use of RDS for a mixed-methods sexual and reproductive health (SRH) study in Kisumu, Kenya.METHODS:
Initial seeds for the cross-sectional surveys were selected from adolescents aged 15-19 residing in urban informal settlements. Participants were provided up to five referral coupons to distribute.RESULTS:
Across four communities, 18 seeds were selected, 13,489 coupons distributed, and 3381 adolescents referred, yielding a 25% coupon return rate. We enrolled 3061 participants for a 23% survey rate. Median referral lag time was three days (IQR 1, 7). Demographic characteristics reached equilibrium between recruitment waves 5 to 8 in three communities, and waves 7 to 15 in the fourth.CONCLUSIONS:
Our study demonstrated that RDS is a feasible and efficient approach for recruiting a large sample of adolescents. Though our research focused on SRH, many adolescents residing in the impoverished urban environments where our study was implemented also experience food insecurity, housing instability and violence. RDS can therefore be a valuable recruitment approach for future studies to reach vulnerable adolescents and design interventions that address the variety of health-related challenges that affect this underserved population.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conducta Sexual
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Infecciones por VIH
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Epidemiol
Asunto de la revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article