Adaptation of venue-day-time sampling in Southeast Asia to access men who have sex with men for HIV assessment in Bangkok
Adaptation of venue-day-time sampling in Southeast Asia to access men who have sex with men for HIV assessment in Bangkok
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10.1177/1525822x05282267
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发表时间：
2006-05-01
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1.7
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Van Griensven, Frits
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作者：
Mansergh, Gordon;Naorat, Sathapana;Van Griensven, Frits
本文描述了地点-白天-时间(VDT)抽样的适应和实施，以招募通过曼谷酒吧、桑拿和公园与男男性行为(MSM)发生性行为的泰国男子，进行首次以社区为基础的艾滋病毒流行率和危险行为评估。VDT抽样有四个阶段：(1)确定场馆和地理地图，(2)统计场馆子集的客流量，(3)确定在另一个场馆子集参加的资格和意愿，以及(4)在最后一组场馆登记参与者。现场工作人员包括同行、信息技术专家和实验室专家。用手持电脑收集调查数据；采集口腔液体样本进行HIV检测。当地利益攸关方也参与了这一进程。VDT抽样过程花了6个月的时间完成，共有1121名男男性接触者参加。VDT抽样的成功实施为调整该方法以获得和评估其他非西方环境中难以接触到的人口提供了一个模式。
This article describes adaptation and implementation of venue-day-time (VDT) sampling to enroll Thai men who have sex with men (MSM) through bars, saunas, and parks in Bangkok for the first comnunity-based assessment of HIV prevalence and risk behavior. VDT sampling had four phases: (1) identification and geographic mapping of venues, (2) enumerating foot traffic at a subset of venues, (3) determination of eligibility and willingness to participate at a further subset of venues, and (4) enrollment of participants at a final set of venues. Field staff included peer staff, information technologists, and lab specialists. Survey data were collected with hand-held computers; oral fluid specimens were collected for HIV testing. Local stakeholders were included in the process. The VDT sampling process took 6 months to complete, with 1,121 MSM enrolled. The successful implementation of VDT sampling provides a model for adapting the method to access and assess hard-to-reach populations in other non-Western settings.