TY - JOUR
T1 - Tracing Long- and Short-term Migrants for Participation in Demographic and Epidemiological Studies
T2 - Evidence from Senegal
AU - Kanyangarara, Mufaro
AU - Douillot, Laetitia
AU - Pison, Gilles
AU - Ndiaye, Cheikh Tidiane
AU - Delaunay, Valerie
AU - Helleringer, Stephane
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2020/2/1
Y1 - 2020/2/1
N2 - Migration of participants in demographic and epidemiological studies results in missing data. One approach to reduce resulting losses in statistical power and potential biases is to follow up migrants at their new residence. We describe the follow-up of migrants who were eligible for participation in a trial of a new questionnaire to measure adult mortality in Niakhar, Senegal. We conducted a short inquiry in the migrant’s last known household to obtain contact information and then attempted to contact and interview 661 migrants who resided in Dakar, Mbour, and rural areas close to Niakhar. About two-thirds of migrants were successfully enrolled in the study. Having a contact phone number and knowing the name of the head of compound at destination increased the likelihood of successful enrollment. Following up migrants in demographic studies is feasible in low- and middle-income countries, including long-term migrants who have not been contacted for extended periods of time.
AB - Migration of participants in demographic and epidemiological studies results in missing data. One approach to reduce resulting losses in statistical power and potential biases is to follow up migrants at their new residence. We describe the follow-up of migrants who were eligible for participation in a trial of a new questionnaire to measure adult mortality in Niakhar, Senegal. We conducted a short inquiry in the migrant’s last known household to obtain contact information and then attempted to contact and interview 661 migrants who resided in Dakar, Mbour, and rural areas close to Niakhar. About two-thirds of migrants were successfully enrolled in the study. Having a contact phone number and knowing the name of the head of compound at destination increased the likelihood of successful enrollment. Following up migrants in demographic studies is feasible in low- and middle-income countries, including long-term migrants who have not been contacted for extended periods of time.
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U2 - 10.1177/1525822X19879892
DO - 10.1177/1525822X19879892
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074880396
SN - 1525-822X
VL - 32
SP - 38
EP - 57
JO - Field Methods
JF - Field Methods
IS - 1
ER -