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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Apr 30.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2007 Mar 26;64(10):2152–2164. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.02.003

Table 1.

Sample overview by project

Project+ Approx ages* Dates Survey (# of waves) Focus Groups In-depth Interviews Sampling
Voices of Indian Teens (VOICES) 14–19 1993–95 Annual (3) None 2 female; 4 male Randomly selected from survey sample
Pathways of Choice (CHOICES) 16–21 1996–99 Annual (4) 4 female None Randomly selected from survey sample
Healthy Ways (HW) 19–24 1999–2000 HIV questions added to final CHOICES survey 2 female; 2 male 2 female; 1 male Community members recruited by local staff**
+

All participants gave consent or assent. If minors, parental consent was first obtained.

*

Age distribution reflects that of the first wave of data collection for each project. Original sample selected by grade (9–12), not age. Due to grade repetition, large age variations occur within a single grade.

**

To maximize confidentiality, HW respondents were informed they would not be re-contacted.