Samuels J F, Vlahov D, Anthony J C, Chaisson R E
Department of Mental Hygiene, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
Br J Addict. 1992 Mar;87(3):417-28. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1992.tb01942.x.
This paper reviews issues related to the measurement of drug use and other behaviors in studies of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in intravenous drug users. These issues include: (1) choice of variables, (2) study design, (3) time frame of measurement, (4) categories of measurement, (5) interviewer effects, and (6) validity of measurement. Difficulties and approaches for measuring drug use and other intimate behaviors in intravenous drug users are discussed. Attempts to come to terms with these measurement issues in the context of HIV infection in intravenous drug users should lead to the further development of methods for use in the general context of drug abuse research.
本文回顾了在静脉注射吸毒者的人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）感染研究中，与药物使用及其他行为测量相关的问题。这些问题包括：（1）变量选择；（2）研究设计；（3）测量的时间范围；（4）测量类别；（5）访谈者效应；以及（6）测量的有效性。文中讨论了在静脉注射吸毒者中测量药物使用及其他私密行为的困难与方法。在静脉注射吸毒者HIV感染背景下解决这些测量问题的尝试，应能推动适用于药物滥用研究总体背景的方法进一步发展。
