Subpopulations of Illicit Drug Users Reached by Targeted Street Outreach and Respondent-Driven Sampling Strategies: Implications for Research and Public Health Practice
Rudolph AE, Crawford ND, Latkin C, Heimer R, Benjamin EO, Jones KC, Fuller CM. Subpopulations of Illicit Drug Users Reached by Targeted Street Outreach and Respondent-Driven Sampling Strategies: Implications for Research and Public Health Practice. Annals Of Epidemiology 2011, 21: 280-289. PMID: 21376275, PMCID: PMC3062521, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCommunity-Institutional RelationsData CollectionDemographyDrug UsersFemaleHumansMaleNew YorkSelection BiasSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsRespondent-driven samplingPublic health practiceIllicit drug usersDrug usersStreet outreachHealth practicesDrug network characteristicsLog-binomial regressionNeedle exchange programsPublic health practitionersBaseline questionnaireHeroin usersDrug useHealth practitionersCocaine usersRecruitment wavesDifferent subgroupsRecruitment biasesRecruitment strategiesDescriptive statisticsNew York CityYork CityHeroinExchange programs