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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
International Journal of Health Geographics ( IF 3.0 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-31 , DOI: 10.1186/s12942-021-00279-9
Erica Felker-Kantor 1 , Caluz Polanco 2 , Martha Perez 3 , Yeycy Donastorg 3 , Katherine Andrinopoulos 1 , Carl Kendall 1, 4 , Deanna Kerrigan 5 , Katherine P Theall 1
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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. Participatory geographic mapping and daily activity space travel diaries were employed. 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. 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.

中文翻译:

参与式地理地图和活动空间日记:用于了解中低收入国家女性性工作者环境风险暴露的创新数据收集方法

衡量基于地点的暴露程度的一种常用方法是使用地理上定义的行政边界并在此级别上将邻里特征联系起来。然而,这种方法在中低收入国家可能不可行,因为社区层面的数据有限或不可用,而且行政边界通常不标准化,与人口规模不成正比。此外,这种传统方法可能不适用于环境更难以研究的边缘人群。在本文中,我们描述了两种创新和可行的方法来生成地理空间数据,以表征和评估风险环境对多米尼加共和国感染艾滋病毒的女性性工作者吸毒的作用。采用了参与式地理地图和日常活动太空旅行日记。本研究中提出的方法是可行的,被研究参与者接受,并产生了丰富的地理空间数据来分析背景因素对中低收入国家女性性工作者风险行为的影响。参与式地理测绘和活动空间日记是在资源有限的环境中难以到达人群中收集地理空间数据的两种替代方法。此外,这些方法具有互动性和教育性,允许研究参与者在数据收集过程中发挥积极作用,并有可能更深入地了解基于地点的健康和行为影响。并产生了丰富的地理空间数据,以分析背景因素对中低收入国家女性性工作者风险行为的影响。参与式地理测绘和活动空间日记是在资源有限的环境中难以到达人群中收集地理空间数据的两种替代方法。此外,这些方法具有互动性和教育性,允许研究参与者在数据收集过程中发挥积极作用,并有可能更深入地了解基于地点的健康和行为影响。并产生了丰富的地理空间数据,以分析背景因素对中低收入国家女性性工作者风险行为的影响。参与式地理测绘和活动空间日记是在资源有限的环境中难以到达人群中收集地理空间数据的两种替代方法。此外,这些方法具有互动性和教育性,允许研究参与者在数据收集过程中发挥积极作用,并有可能更深入地了解基于地点的健康和行为影响。
更新日期:2021-05-31
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