Respondent-driven sampling to assess outcomes of sexual violence: A methodological assessment

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 536-544

  Greiner, Ashley L ^a,b,c   Albutt, Katherine ^b,e   Rouhani, Shada A ^b,c,d   Scott, Jennifer ^a,b,c,d   Dombrowski, Kirk ^f   Van Rooyen, Michael J ^b,c,d,g   Bartels, Susan A ^a,b,c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^g HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Democratic republic of Congo; Respondent driven sampling; Sexual violence; Sexual violence related pregnancy

Indexed keywords

PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESEARCH WORK; SAMPLING; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE; HEALTH RISK; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; SAMPLING; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SEXUAL VIOLENCE RELATED PREGNANCY; SOCIAL STIGMA; ARTICLE; CONGO; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SURVIVOR;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; RESPONDENT-DRIVEN SAMPLING; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SEXUAL VIOLENCE-RELATED PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHILD; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARENTING; PATIENT SELECTION; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84907326237     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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