Evaluating Consistency in Repeat Surveys of Injection Drug Users Recruited by Respondent-Driven Sampling in the Seattle Area: Results from the NHBS-IDU1 and NHBS-IDU2 Surveys

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• 作者：Richard D. Burt ; PhD ; ^{richard.burt@kingcounty.gov} ; Hanne Thiede ; DVM ; MPH
• 关键词：IDU ; Recruitment Methods ; Respondent-Driven Sampling
• 刊名：Annals of Epidemiology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：15_10472797
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：May, 2012
• 卷：22
• 期：5
• 页码：354-363
• 文件大小：716 K

摘要

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Purpose

We compared data from two respondent-driven sampling (RDS) surveys of Seattle-area injection drug users (IDU) to evaluate consistency in repeat RDS surveys.

Methods

The RDS-adjusted estimates for 16 key sociodemographic, drug-related, sexual behavior, and HIV- and hepatitis C virus-related variables were compared in the 2005 and the 2009 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance system surveys (NHBS-IDU1 and NHBS-IDU2). Time trends that might influence the comparisons were assessed by the use of data from reported HIV cases in IDU, surveys of needle exchange users, and two previous IDU studies.

Results

NHBS-IDU2 participants were more likely than NHBS-IDU1 participants to report older age, heroin as their primary injection drug, male-to-male sex, unprotected sex with a partner of nonconcordant HIV status, and to self-report HIV-positive status. NHBS-IDU2 participants were less likely to report residence in downtown Seattle, amphetamine injection, and a recent HIV test. Time trends among Seattle-area IDU in age, male-to-male sex, and HIV testing could have influenced these differences.

Conclusions

The number and magnitude of the estimated differences between the two RDS surveys appeared to describe materially different populations. This could be a result of changes in the characteristics of Seattle-area IDU over time, of accessing differing subpopulations of Seattle IDU, or of high variability in RDS measurements.