RT Article
T1 An Empirical Comparison of a Traditional Strategy and Network Scale-Up Method for Prevalence Estimation of Child Trafficking in Sierra Leone
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 71
IS 5
SP 1558
OP 1580
A1 Yi, Hui
A2 Vincent, Kyle Shane
A2 Okech, David
A2 Clay-Warner, Jody 1968-
A2 Li, Jiacheng
A2 Kawashima, Tenshi
A2 Edgemon, Timothy G.
A2 Aletraris, Lydia
A2 Hassan Konteh, Fred
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/192371032X
AB The goal of this paper is to compare a traditional survey method with the network scale-up method (NSUM) for the prevalence estimation of child trafficking in Sierra Leone in 2020. The traditional survey method involved a probability-based, stratified, and clustered multistage sampling design in which adult respondents in 3,070 households were interviewed about trafficking of children who reside in their household in three selected districts. This paper details the first attempt to estimate the prevalence of child trafficking using NSUM, which entailed questioning the same adult respondents about the trafficking-related activities of children in their personal networks. Findings and interpretation of these results are presented, along with implications and recommendations for future studies.
K1 network scale-up method
K1 multistage sampling
K1 household survey
K1 traditional survey method
K1 Child trafficking
DO 10.1177/00111287231170122