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Chapter 2 Qualitative Methodological Approach

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This chapter discusses the methods used to collect and analyze data for the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 064 Study. Four study sites (the Bronx, NY; Washington, D.C.; Raleigh/Durham, NC; and Atlanta/Decatur, GA) conducted semi-structured interviews (SSIs) and focus groups (FGs) between June 2009 and August 2010 designed to explore social, structural, and contextual factors related to HIV risk among participants. We conducted 120 SSIs (30 per site) and 32 FGs (6–12 per site). SSI participants were selected using sequential sampling and quota sampling was used to identify FG participants. All transcripts were structurally coded, a method that identified text associated with each question in the SSI/FG guide. A random sample of transcripts (36 [30 %] of SSIs, 16 [51 %] of FGs) was selected for advanced systematic coding and analysis. Saturation (i.e., no new codes emerged) was achieved once 90 % of the sample was coded. Twenty percent of the transcripts were double-coded and intercoder reliability (ICR) was assessed throughout coding. The final ICR was a combined average Kappa score of 0.92. Data were analyzed using NVivo (QSR International Zty Ltd. Version 9.0).

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  1. FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA

    Danielle F. Haley, Alexis Amsterdam, Kathryn Lancaster, LaShawn Jones & Kathleen MacQueen

  2. Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Danielle F. Haley

  3. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Linda Vo

  4. Department of Health Studies, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, USA

    Kimberly A. Parker

  5. Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Paula M. Frew

  6. Hubert Department of Global Health & Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Educationc, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Paula M. Frew

  7. Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Carol E. Golin

  8. Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Carol E. Golin

  9. Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Carol E. Golin

  10. School of Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Oluwakemi Amola

  11. University of North Carolina Schools of Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Adaora A. Adimora

  12. West Virginia Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (WVCTSI), West Virginia University, Charlottesville, WV, USA

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  13. Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

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    Ann O’Leary

  15. Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Oni Blackstock

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Haley, D.F. et al. (2017). Chapter 2 Qualitative Methodological Approach. In: O'Leary, A., Frew, P. (eds) Poverty in the United States. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43833-7_2

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