Respondent-driven sampling in the recruitment of illicit stimulant drug users in a rural setting: Findings and technical issues
- 作者：Jichuan Wang ; Russel S. Falck ; Linna Li ; Ahmmed Rahman ; Robert G. Carlson
- 关键词：Rural ; Sampling ; Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) ; Hidden population ; Substance abuse
- 刊名：Addictive Behaviors
- 出版年：2007
- 期刊代码：2_03064603
- 类别：psy
- 出版时间：May 2007
- 卷：32
- 期：5
- 页码：924-937
- 文件大小：204 K
摘要
Increasingly, respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is being applied to study not-in-treatment users of illicit drugs. Although RDS has been successfully applied in recruiting active users in densely-populated, metropolitan areas, its utility with hidden populations in rural areas has yet to be determined. This study critically evaluates the sample of not-in-treatment, illicit stimulant drug users (n = 249) recruited from the application of RDS in three rural counties in west-central Ohio. The findings of this study largely support the results of earlier studies in urban areas and suggest that RDS is a useful method of sampling hidden drug using populations in less densely populated rural areas. Some limitations of RDS are also discussed.