TY - JOUR
T1 - Qualitative Assessment of Venues for Purposive Sampling of Hard-to-Reach Youth
T2 - An Illustration in a Latino Community
AU - Auerswald, Colette L.
AU - Greene, Karen
AU - Minnis, Alexandra
AU - Doherty, Irene
AU - Ellen, Jonathan
AU - Padian, Nancy
PY - 2004/2/1
Y1 - 2004/2/1
N2 - Background: Latino youth suffer disproportionately from unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but studies of the social context of their sexual behaviors are lacking. Goal: Our qualitative assessment of recruitment venues in a Latino neighborhood had 3 objectives: to identify venues where youth at risk of unintended pregnancy and STIs could be found; to describe different youth "crowds"; and to investigate how and where youth meet their sex partners. Study Design: We conducted ethnographic interviews with 62 youth recruited primarily from street sites. Mapping of venues was conducted with Map-Info. Results: Youth crowds included the Regulars, gang-related crowds, street-economy affiliated crowds, and female crowds. Maps demonstrated the dominance of the venues in the Mission by gang members. Street sites are important venues for meeting sexual partners. Conclusion: The qualitative assessment produced insights and hypotheses that can contribute to the planning of research, outreach, testing, and interventions with Latino youth.
AB - Background: Latino youth suffer disproportionately from unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but studies of the social context of their sexual behaviors are lacking. Goal: Our qualitative assessment of recruitment venues in a Latino neighborhood had 3 objectives: to identify venues where youth at risk of unintended pregnancy and STIs could be found; to describe different youth "crowds"; and to investigate how and where youth meet their sex partners. Study Design: We conducted ethnographic interviews with 62 youth recruited primarily from street sites. Mapping of venues was conducted with Map-Info. Results: Youth crowds included the Regulars, gang-related crowds, street-economy affiliated crowds, and female crowds. Maps demonstrated the dominance of the venues in the Mission by gang members. Street sites are important venues for meeting sexual partners. Conclusion: The qualitative assessment produced insights and hypotheses that can contribute to the planning of research, outreach, testing, and interventions with Latino youth.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000109513.30732.B6
DO - 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000109513.30732.B6
M3 - Article
C2 - 14743078
AN - SCOPUS:0942301315
VL - 31
SP - 133
EP - 138
JO - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
JF - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
SN - 0148-5717
IS - 2
ER -