Using online spaces to recruit Kenyan queer womxn and trans men in restrictive offline settings

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dc.contributor.authorHaase, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorZweigenthal, Virginia
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Alex
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-12T19:30:58Z
dc.date.available2022-04-12T19:30:58Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-14
dc.date.updated2022-03-20T04:14:15Z
dc.description.abstractBackground Understanding and addressing healthcare and service delivery inequalities is essential to increase equity and overcome health disparities and service access discrimination. While tremendous progress has been made towards the inclusion of sexual and gender minorities in health and other research, gaps still exist. Innovative methods are needed to close these. This case study describes and reflects on using online-based data collection to ascertain sexual health decision-making and health service utilisation among Kenyan queer womxn and trans men. Methods Case study The study used a mixed-methods approach in two phases with triangulated quantitative and qualitative elements. Both elements used web-based technology to gather data. Results Using online spaces to recruit and collect data from queer womxn and trans men exceeded expectations. A total of 360 queer womxn and trans men responded to the digitally distributed survey, and 33 people, queer womxn and trans men, as well as key informants, participated in the interviews, which were primarily conducted on Zoom and Skype. The case study analyses the risks and benefits of this approach and concludes that online sampling approaches can mitigate risks and enable effective and safe sampling of a marginalised group in a restrictive legal setting: Kenyan queer womxn and trans men. Conclusion Using online spaces when researching marginalised populations could effectively overcome risks around stigma, discrimination and violence. It could be an effective way to understand these populations’ healthcare needs better. Factors contributing to success included building trusting relationships with key members of the community, strategic and opportune timing, a nuanced understanding of the mobile landscape, and carefully chosen safety and security measures. However, it should be noted that conducting research online could increase the risk of further marginalising and excluding those without access to web-based technology.en_US
dc.identifier.apacitationHaase, S., Zweigenthal, V., & Müller, A. (2022). Using online spaces to recruit Kenyan queer womxn and trans men in restrictive offline settings. <i>Archives of Public Health</i>, 80(1), 82. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36348en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHaase, Stephanie, Virginia Zweigenthal, and Alex Müller "Using online spaces to recruit Kenyan queer womxn and trans men in restrictive offline settings." <i>Archives of Public Health</i> 80, 1. (2022): 82. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36348en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHaase, S., Zweigenthal, V. & Müller, A. 2022. Using online spaces to recruit Kenyan queer womxn and trans men in restrictive offline settings. <i>Archives of Public Health.</i> 80(1):82. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36348en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Haase, Stephanie AU - Zweigenthal, Virginia AU - Müller, Alex AB - Background Understanding and addressing healthcare and service delivery inequalities is essential to increase equity and overcome health disparities and service access discrimination. While tremendous progress has been made towards the inclusion of sexual and gender minorities in health and other research, gaps still exist. Innovative methods are needed to close these. This case study describes and reflects on using online-based data collection to ascertain sexual health decision-making and health service utilisation among Kenyan queer womxn and trans men. Methods Case study The study used a mixed-methods approach in two phases with triangulated quantitative and qualitative elements. Both elements used web-based technology to gather data. Results Using online spaces to recruit and collect data from queer womxn and trans men exceeded expectations. A total of 360 queer womxn and trans men responded to the digitally distributed survey, and 33 people, queer womxn and trans men, as well as key informants, participated in the interviews, which were primarily conducted on Zoom and Skype. The case study analyses the risks and benefits of this approach and concludes that online sampling approaches can mitigate risks and enable effective and safe sampling of a marginalised group in a restrictive legal setting: Kenyan queer womxn and trans men. Conclusion Using online spaces when researching marginalised populations could effectively overcome risks around stigma, discrimination and violence. It could be an effective way to understand these populations’ healthcare needs better. Factors contributing to success included building trusting relationships with key members of the community, strategic and opportune timing, a nuanced understanding of the mobile landscape, and carefully chosen safety and security measures. However, it should be noted that conducting research online could increase the risk of further marginalising and excluding those without access to web-based technology. DA - 2022-03-14 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 1 J1 - Archives of Public Health KW - Sexual and gender minorities KW - Kenya KW - Methodology KW - Online KW - Restrictive context LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - Using online spaces to recruit Kenyan queer womxn and trans men in restrictive offline settings TI - Using online spaces to recruit Kenyan queer womxn and trans men in restrictive offline settings UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36348 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00824-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/36348
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHaase S, Zweigenthal V, Müller A. Using online spaces to recruit Kenyan queer womxn and trans men in restrictive offline settings. Archives of Public Health. 2022;80(1):82. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36348.en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_US
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceArchives of Public Healthen_US
dc.source.journalissue1en_US
dc.source.journalvolume80en_US
dc.source.pagination82en_US
dc.source.urihttps://archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/
dc.subjectSexual and gender minoritiesen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectMethodologyen_US
dc.subjectOnlineen_US
dc.subjectRestrictive contexten_US
dc.titleUsing online spaces to recruit Kenyan queer womxn and trans men in restrictive offline settingsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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