Department of Sociology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-4013, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Apr;45(5):700-16. doi: 10.3109/10826081003591282.
The article presents practical and methodological strategies in the tracking and retention of a longitudinal community-based sample of 300 Mexican American noninjecting users of heroin. Presented are the ethnographic strategies the research team utilized to maintain high retention rates among this highly marginalized and hidden population. Findings indicate that these ethnographic strategies are the basis for a reliable method for subject retention among drug-using populations. Further, the strategies illustrate how qualitative methods can complement the collection of quantitative data. Discussed is how these strategies can be used to identify and engage similar populations in research studies.
本文提出了实用且具方法论的策略,用于追踪和保留一个 300 名墨西哥裔美国非注射海洛因使用者的纵向社区样本。本文介绍了研究团队用于维持这个高度边缘化和隐蔽人群高保留率的人种学策略。研究结果表明,这些人种学策略是在吸毒人群中进行可靠的受试者保留的基础。此外,这些策略还说明了定性方法如何补充定量数据的收集。本文还讨论了如何利用这些策略来识别和吸引类似的人群参与研究。