30004 Examining Opioid Technical Assistance (TA) Requests for Hard-to-Reach Populations

Sampling hard to reach populations.

Studies on 'hidden populations', such as homeless people, prostitutes and drug addicts, raise a number of specific methodological questions usually absent from research involving known populations and less sensitive subjects. This paper examines the advantages and limitations of nonrandom methods of data collection such as snowball sampling. It reviews the currently available literature on samp...

Cancer Screening in Hard-to-Reach Populations

A venue-based method for sampling hard-to-reach populations.

Constructing scientifically sound samples of hard-to-reach populations, also known as hidden populations, is a challenge for many research projects. Traditional sample survey methods, such as random sampling from telephone or mailing lists, can yield low numbers of eligible respondents while non-probability sampling introduces unknown biases. The authors describe a venue-based application of ti...

Management of Hiv Care in Hard-to-reach Patient Populations*

People who inject drugs face stigmatization by society in general, and also by healthcare workers. This creates incentives for individuals with addiction to conceal their drug use, which can interfere with optimal medical care. There are several common misconceptions about individuals who use injection drugs, including the belief that they do not care about their health. The reality is that sub...

Determinants of influenza vaccination in hard-to-reach urban populations.

OBJECTIVE Influenza vaccination rates among disadvantaged minority and hard-to-reach populations are lower than in other groups. We assessed the barriers to influenza vaccination in disadvantaged urban areas. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study, using venue-based sampling, collecting data on residents of eight neighborhoods throughout East Harlem and the Bronx, New York City. RESUL...