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Participatory geographic mapping and activity space diaries: innovative data collection methods for understanding environmental risk exposures among female sex workers in a low-to middle-income country.
Felker-Kantor, Erica; Polanco, Caluz; Perez, Martha; Donastorg, Yeycy; Andrinopoulos, Katherine; Kendall, Carl; Kerrigan, Deanna; Theall, Katherine P.
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  • Felker-Kantor E; Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA. efelkerk@tulane.edu.
  • Polanco C; La Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
  • Perez M; Instituto Dermatológico Dominicano Y Cirugía de Piel, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
  • Donastorg Y; Instituto Dermatológico Dominicano Y Cirugía de Piel, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
  • Andrinopoulos K; Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
  • Kendall C; Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
  • Kerrigan D; Federal University of Ceará, School of Medicine, Program in Graduate Studies in Community Health, Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • Theall KP; Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Int J Health Geogr ; 20(1): 25, 2021 05 31.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34059061
BACKGROUND: A common approach for measuring place-based exposure is to use geographically-defined administrative boundaries and to link neighborhood characteristics at this level. This approach, however, may not be feasible in low-to middle-income countries where neighborhood-level data are limited or unavailable, and administrative boundaries are often unstandardized and not proportional to population size. Furthermore, such traditional approaches may not be appropriate for marginalized populations whose environments can be more difficult to study. In this paper, we describe two innovative and feasible methods to generate geospatial data to characterize and assess the role of risk environments on drug use among female sex workers living with HIV in the Dominican Republic. METHODS: Participatory geographic mapping and daily activity space travel diaries were employed. RESULTS: The methods presented in this study were feasible to implement, acceptable by study participants, and yielded rich geospatial data to analyze the impact of contextual factors on risk behaviors of female sex workers in a low-to middle-income country. CONCLUSION: Participatory geographic mapping and activity space diaries are two alternative methods for collecting geospatial data among hard-to-reach populations in resource constrained settings. Moreover, the methods are interactive and educational, allowing study participants to take an active role in the data collection process and potentially allowing for a deeper understanding of place-based effects on health and behavior.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Profissionais do Sexo Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans País/Região como assunto: Republica dominicana Idioma: En Revista: Int J Health Geogr Assunto da revista: EPIDEMIOLOGIA / SAUDE PUBLICA Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Profissionais do Sexo Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans País/Região como assunto: Republica dominicana Idioma: En Revista: Int J Health Geogr Assunto da revista: EPIDEMIOLOGIA / SAUDE PUBLICA Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Reino Unido