Sampling Sexual and Gender Minority Youth With UnACoRN (Understanding Affirming Communities, Relationships, and Networks): Lessons From a Web-Based Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Periodic surveys of sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations are essential for monitoring and investigating health inequities. Recent legislative efforts to ban so-called conversion therapy make it necessary to adapt youth surveys to reach a wider range of SGM populations, including those <18 years of age and those who may not adopt an explicit two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (2S/LGBTQ) identity.

Objective

We aimed to share our experiences in recruiting SGM youth through multiple in-person and online channels and to share lessons learned for future researchers.

Methods

The Understanding Affirming Communities, Relationships, and Networks (UnACoRN) web-based survey collected anonymous data in English and French from 9679 mostly

SUBMITTER: Delgado-Ron JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9893884 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature