Developing a reporting item checklist for studies of HIV drug resistance prevalence or incidence: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adequate surveillance of HIV drug resistance prevalence is challenged by heterogenous and inadequate data reporting. To address this issue, we recently published reporting guidance documentation for studies of HIV drug resistance prevalence and incidence.

Objectives

In this study, we describe the methods used to develop this reporting guidance.

Design

We used a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design involving authors and users of studies of HIV drug resistance prevalence. In the quantitative phase, we conducted a cross-sectional electronic survey (n=51). Survey participants rated various reporting items on whether they are essential to report. Validity ratios were computed to determine the items to discuss in the qualitative phase. In the qualitative p

SUBMITTER: Garcia C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10982790 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature