The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Apr;45(5):754-76. doi: 10.3109/10826081003595366.
Qualitative data can be a powerful tool in developing interventions for substance use and other HIV-risk behaviors. Mixed methods design offers researchers the ability to obtain data that provides both breadth and depth to their research questions. However, the integration of qualitative data in mixed methods research has been limited. This paper describes the qualitative study design of the Healthy Young Men's Study, a longitudinal mixed method study with an ethnically diverse cohort of young men who have sex with men (YMSM) (N = 526) in Los Angeles. Integral to this discussion is how a mixed methods study can address common challenges such as sampling, representation and integration of both datasets.
定性数据可以成为制定药物使用和其他艾滋病病毒风险行为干预措施的有力工具。混合方法设计为研究人员提供了获取数据的能力，这些数据为他们的研究问题提供了广度和深度。然而，定性数据在混合方法研究中的整合一直受到限制。本文描述了“健康青年男子研究”的定性研究设计，该研究是一项纵向混合方法研究，对象是洛杉矶一群种族多样化的男男性行为者（YMSM）（N=526）。讨论的一个重要内容是混合方法研究如何应对常见挑战，如抽样、代表性以及两个数据集的整合。
