study; and (4) sampling will continue until the targeted community is saturated, or until the desired sample size and is reached. Equilibrium will be verified empirically “equilibrium” through the use of RDS software (RDSAT, Version 7.1, Volz, Wejnert, Cameron, Spiller, Barash, Degani, et al., 2012), and it indicates that the final subjects recruited no longer have identical characteristics to the initial Consistent with RDS methods, each participant will “seeds.” be limited to a predetermined number of referral coupons (three coupons per study subject); thus, limiting biasing the sample towards those with large social networks. Although data requirements for RDS analysis are minimal, there is specific information needed from each participant in order to conduct the RDS analysis. This information includes: (1) size of the respondents personal network within the target population (degree); that is, estimated number of UIs that are personally known by the participant; (2) participant’s serial number, that is, this is the serial number of the coupon that the participant was recruited with; and (3) respondent’s recruiting serial numbers; that is, serial numbers from the coupons that the respondent is given to recruit other participants for the study. In this study, initial participants or for recruitment will be identified in collaboration with networks-based referrals from the “seeds” SDSU/UCSD Disparities Community Partners and Research (CDCPAR) Resource, as well as referrals from the principal investigator’s social network. As previously mentioned in phase one of this dissertation, the SDSU/UCSD CDCPAR provides liaisons to academic and community partners to facilitate outreach and research to underserved populations, including UIs. Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria. Participants must be Latino adults over 18 years of age with current undocumented immigration legal status. To determine eligibility for participation, a brief screener in Spanish will be presented to potential subjects prior to participation in the study (see Appendix F). To assess eligibility based on immigration legal status, a rule-out system will
study; and (4) sampling will continue until the targeted community is saturated, or until the desired sample size and “equilibrium” is reached. Equilibrium will be verified empirically through the use of RDS software (RDSAT, Version 7.1, Volz, Wejnert, Cameron, Spiller, Barash, Degani, et al., 2012), and it indicates that the final subjects recruited no longer have identical characteristics to the initial “seeds.” Consistent with RDS methods, each participant will be limited to a predetermined number of referral coupons (three coupons per study subject); thus, limiting biasing the sample towards those with large social networks. Although data requirements for RDS analysis are minimal, there is specific information needed from each participant in order to conduct the RDS analysis. This information includes: (1) size of the respondents personal network within the target population (degree); that is, estimated number of UIs that are personally known by the participant; (2) participant’s serial number, that is, this is the serial number of the coupon that the participant was recruited with; and (3) respondent’s recruiting serial numbers; that is, serial numbers from the coupons that the respondent is given to recruit other participants for the study. In this study, initial participants or “seeds” for recruitment will be identified in collaboration with networks-based referrals from the SDSU/UCSD Disparities Community Partners and Research (CDCPAR) Resource, as well as referrals from the principal investigator’s social network. As previously mentioned in phase one of this dissertation, the SDSU/UCSD CDCPAR provides liaisons to academic and community partners to facilitate outreach and research to underserved populations, including UIs. Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria. Participants must be Latino adults over 18 years of age with current undocumented immigration legal status. To determine eligibility for participation, a brief screener in Spanish will be presented to potential subjects prior to participation in the study (see Appendix F). To assess eligibility based on immigration legal status, a rule-out system will