Multimethod measurement of high-risk drinking locations: extending the portal survey method with follow-up telephone interviews.
Portal survey techniques involve multimodal assessments (e.g., self-report, biologic, and observational) in high-risk drinking and drug-use settings. Our investigation expanded the portal survey methodology to include follow-up assessments of emerging adult women recruited at the border as they cross to and from Mexico south of San Diego, California. The feasibility of the follow-up procedure was established, and the limitations of the technique clarified. Follow-up participants and nonparticipants did not differ by age or reported victimization. Data indicated that 8% of women experience negative events on their return to the United States after a night of binge drinking. These experiences could only be captured in a follow-up survey, as they happened after participants left the border area.
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Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, USA.
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Johnson
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Furr-Holden
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Compton
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D010379:Peer Group; D012107:Research Design; D012309:Risk-Taking; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*