SOC30902 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Field Experiment, Risk Assessment, Internal Validity
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Research found drug users constitute an untapped resource in combating the spread of aids. Research design: idus offered a standard interview-testing-aids education session with two treatment conditions compares efficacy of user-driven model vs. traditional outreach model with respect to : Percentage of idu"s recruited for the interview-education-test session relative to the best scientific estimate of the total number of. Idu return rates per are to follow-up interview-test-education session. Volume and geographical distribution of prevention info. Housing project (family-based community) close to prostitution strip not randomly selected. Windham: targeted sampling: ow choose idu"s to participate in intervention"s interview-education-test session: Purpose of meeting will be explained (no deception) Will be asked if want to participate or not no ethical problem because respondents are not being forced. At end of session respondents will be given check. One month later will return for test scores (just as in. Windham) but in this case they will also receive their additional cash.
