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Using Qualitative Methods to Validate and Contextualize Quantitative Findings: A Case Study of Research on Sexual Behavior and Gender-Based Violence Among Young Swazi Women

Allison Ruark and Rebecca Fielding-Miller
Global Health: Science and Practice September 2016, 4(3):373-383; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00062

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    FIGURE 1.

    Number of Sexual Partners, Lifetime

    Abbreviations: ACASI, audio computer‐assisted self‐interviewing; DHS, Demographic and Health Survey.

  • FIGURE 2.
    FIGURE 2.

    Number of Sexual Partners, Past 12 Months

    Abbreviations: ACASI, audio computer‐assisted self‐interviewing; DHS, Demographic and Health Survey.

  • FIGURE 3.
    FIGURE 3.

    Concurrent Sexual Partners, Past 12 Months

    Abbreviation: ACASI, audio computer‐assisted self‐interviewing.

  • FIGURE 4.
    FIGURE 4.

    Experiences of Young Swazi Women During First Sex, Qualitative Research Findings Compared With Quantitative ACASI Study Findings

    Abbreviation: ACASI, audio computer‐assisted self‐interviewing.

    Each quote is plotted on the vertical axis according to the proportion of women who reported each outcome. For the qualitative data, 5 of 14 women reported coerced or forced first sex, and a single quote represents an individual woman’s account. The size of each bubble represents the absolute number of women reporting each outcome.

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Using Qualitative Methods to Validate and Contextualize Quantitative Findings: A Case Study of Research on Sexual Behavior and Gender-Based Violence Among Young Swazi Women
Allison Ruark, Rebecca Fielding-Miller
Global Health: Science and Practice Sep 2016, 4 (3) 373-383; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00062
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