TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - An alternative technique for youth risk surveillance outside of the school system
JO  - Journal of Adolescent Health
A1  - Brooks, Merrian J.
A1  - Bear, Todd
A1  - Hacker, Karen
A1  - Ricci, Edmund M.
A1  - Foulds, Abigail
A1  - Anderson, Heather
A1  - Raible, Claire
A1  - Miller, Elizabeth
SP  - 72
EP  - 78
VL  - 60
IS  - 1
N2  - PURPOSE: When school districts choose not to participate in adolescent health behavior surveys, tracking adolescent health indicators can be challenging. We conducted a countywide youth behavior survey outside of the school system. Our purpose is to describe alternative methods used for gathering these data reliably and ethically. <br><br>METHODS: We implemented two parallel surveys with youth ages 14-19 residing in a mid-sized county with urban, suburban, and rural neighborhoods. An anonymous phone-based survey used computer-assisted telephone interviewing with a live interviewer in conjunction with an interactive voice response system to survey youth via random digit dialing of landlines and cell phones. A concurrent in-person anonymous survey was conducted with marginalized youth (from juvenile detention centers, shelters, and residential facilities), using audio computer-assisted self-interviewing technology. The survey measures included the Centers for Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System and additional questions about social supports, neighborhood, and adverse childhood experiences. <br><br>RESULTS: Data were collected between February and December 2014. The phone-based sample recruited 1813 participants; the marginalized sample included 262 youth. Several strategies ensured anonymity and reduced coercion. The final phone-based sample was similar to demographics of the county population. The marginalized youth sample captured out-of-home youth who may have been missed with phone-based sampling alone. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: We review alternative strategies for obtaining population-based adolescent health data without the cooperation of schools. These techniques can provide a basis to collect data that may help direct resources and policies relevant to needs of local youth.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-139X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.08.014
ID  - ref1
ER  -