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ArticleSubstance use & misuse2016

Measuring Current Drug Use in Female Sex Workers and Their Noncommercial Male Partners in Mexico: Concordance Between Data Collected From Surveys Versus Semi-Structured Interviews.

Lawrence A Palinkas, Angela Robertson Bazzi, Jennifer L Syvertsen, Monica D Ulibarri, Daniel Hernandez, M Gudelia Rangel, Gustavo Martinez, Steffanie A Strathdee

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Lawrence A Palinkasa School of Social Work , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California , USA.
Angela Robertson Bazzib Community Health Sciences , Boston University , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
Jennifer L Syvertsenc Anthropology, The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio , USA.
Monica D Ulibarrid Psychiatry, University of California , San Diego, La Jolla , California , USA.
Daniel Hernandeze School of Medicine , University of California , Davis, Sacramento , California , USA.
M Gudelia Rangelf El Colegio de la Frontera Norte , Tijuana , Mexico.
Gustavo Martinezg Federacion Mexicana de Asociaciones Privadas , Cuidad Juarez , Mexico.
Steffanie A Strathdeeh Division of Global Public Health , University of California , San Diego, La Jolla , California , USA.

Funding

Training Program in Substance Use, HIV and Related InfectionsT32DA023356 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Natasha Martin, Steffanie A Strathdee · 2007 to 2026
$7.8M
Proyecto Parejas: HIV/STI Risks among FSWs and their Non-Commercial PartnersR01DA027772 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI STRATHDEE, STEFFANIE A. · 2009 to 2013
$3.1M
Concurrent Partnerships Among High-Risk Couples in the U.S.-Mexico Border RegionR36DA032376 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI BAZZI, ANGELA ROBERTSON · 2011 to 2012
$107k
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA027772NIDA NIH HHS R01DA027772NIDA NIH HHS R36 DA032376NIDA NIH HHS R36DA032376NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA023356NIDA NIH HHS T32DA023356
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Abstract

backgroundSelf-reports are commonly used to assess prevalence and frequency of drug use, but it is unclear whether qualitative methods like semi-structured interviews are as useful at obtaining such information as quantitative surveys.

objectivesThis study compared drug use occurrence and frequency using data collected from quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews. We also examined whether combining data from both sources could result in significant increases in percentages of current users and whether the concordance between the two sets of data was associated with the type of drug use, age, gender and socioeconomic status.

methodsSelf- reports of recent marijuana, heroin, crack, cocaine, crystal/methamphetamine, inhalant, and tranquilizer use were collected using both methods from a cohort of Mexican female sex workers and their non-commercial male partners (n = 82).

resultsParticipants were significantly less likely to report marijuana, cocaine and tranquilizer use and frequency of use during the qualitative interviews than during the quantitative surveys. Agreement on frequency of drug use was excellent for crystal/methamphetamine, heroin and inhalant use, and weak for cocaine, tranquilizers and marijuana use. Older participants exhibited significantly higher concordance than younger participants in reports of marijuana and methamphetamine use. Higher monthly income was significantly associated with higher concordance in crack use but lower concordance with marijuana use.

conclusionsAlthough use of such data can result in an underreporting of drug use, qualitative data can be quantified in certain circumstances to triangulate and confirm the results from quantitative analyses and provide a more comprehensive view of drug use.

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Data AccuracySexual PartnersSex WorkersAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMexicoSelf ReportSubstance Abuse, IntravenousYoung AdultconcordanceDrug usefemale sex workersmeasurementqualitative interviewssurveys

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