Journal article
Design and methods of the Third Australian Study of Health and Relationships (ASHR3): a nationally representative sexual and reproductive health survey
D Callander, H McManus, E Ogilvie, D Bateson, C Fisher, P Gunaratnam, A Grulich, M Hammoud, W Heywood, JS Hocking, C Rissel, C Vaughan, RO de Visser, A Yeung, A Carter, R Guy
Sexual Health | CSIRO Publishing | Published : 2026
DOI: 10.1071/SH25246
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Significant social, technological and medical changes highlight a need for timely and representative sexual and reproductive health surveys, while also posing challenges to their design. This paper describes methods of the Third Australian Study of Health and Relationships (ASHR3). METHODS: From March 2023 to April 2024, data were collected from people aged 16-69 years via an anonymous survey of holistic sexual and reproductive health. ASHR3 collected data via random selection of mobile phone numbers for an interviewer-administered survey and via an online probability panel for a self-administered digital survey. Potential differences between the two modes of sampling and data co..
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