Recruiting heterosexual couples from the general population for studies in rural South Africa – challenges and lessons (Project Accept, HPTN 043)
McGrath, Nuala, Hosegood, Victoria, Chirwodza, Admire, Joseph , Phillip, Darbes, Lynae, Boettiger, Merridy and van Rooyen, Heidi (2010) Recruiting heterosexual couples from the general population for studies in rural South Africa – challenges and lessons (Project Accept, HPTN 043). South African Medical Journal, 100, (10), 658-660. (PMID:21081004).
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Description/Abstract
Couples should be included in HIV prevention research, but their recruitment in southern Africa is challenging given high levels of migration and non-cohabitation. We describe the recruitment strategies and experiences of a pilot study in rural South Africa. With the aim of recruiting 20 couples at mobile voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) caravans and community venues, 75 index partners were screened with an average of 4 additional contacts required to schedule interviews. Recruiting and interviewing couples is feasible, but requires substantial resources.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 2078-5135 (print) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Social Sciences |
| Item ID: | 181341 |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2011 08:50 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 08:03 |
| Contributors: | McGrath, Nuala (Author) Hosegood, Victoria (Author) Chirwodza, Admire (Author) Joseph , Phillip (Author) Darbes, Lynae (Author) Boettiger, Merridy (Author) van Rooyen, Heidi (Author) |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/181341 |
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