Crosswalk of Changes

Form	Current Question/Item	Requested Change	Justification/brief explanation for the change requested
Eligibility Screener	IE1. INTERVIEWER: Please enter today's date	Divided into three separate questions: IE1a. INTERVIEWER: Please enter today's date. Start by entering the month. IE1b. INTERVIEWER: Enter the day. IE1c. INTERVIEWER: Enter the year.	Formatting change due to limitations in the programming of this date field
Eligibility Screener	IE10. INTERVIEWER: Was the respondent selected from the syringe exchange program?	IE10. INTERVIEWER: Was the respondent invited to participate using a referral card?	The edits to the question were to specify how the respondent was referred to the survey.
Eligibility Screener	N/A	Add IE3. INTERVIEWER: Please enter the unique program ID for this SSP	Added question to include information on project field site
Eligibility Screener	ES1c. So, you are [AGE1] years old. Is that correct?	Change to: ES1c. Are you [AGE1] years old?	The phrase of "So, you are" to this question may confuse the respondent.
Eligibility Screener	ES1d. So, you are [AGE2] years old. Is that correct?	Change to: ES1d. Are you [AGE2] years old?	The phrase of "So, you are" to this question may confuse the respondent.
IDU Survey	INTRO_NSREL. Read: "Thank you for answering the questions. I'm going to start by asking you about the person who gave you this coupon. Please remember that your answers will be kept private."	Change to: INTRO_NSREL. Read: "Thank you for answering the questions. I'm going to start by asking you about the person who told you about this survey. Please remember that your answers will be kept private."	Respondents may not necessarily require coupons to invite others to participate in the survey. The changes in the question text allow for that flexibility.
IDU Survey	NS1. Which of the following describes how you know the person who gave you this coupon?	Change to: NS1. Which of the following describes how you know the person who told you about this survey?	Respondents may not necessarily require coupons to invite others to participate in the survey. The changes in the question text allow for that flexibility.
IDU Survey	N/A	Add AC0. INTERVIEWER: Does the participant have the option to complete the next section on his or her own (e.g., ACASI)?	Added question to allow respondent to skip self-administered survey sections if not able to complete on his or her own
IDU Survey	N/A	Add: INTRO1_SXEVER. READ: "The next few sections wil have some sensitive questions about your sex life and drug use."	Added introduction for smoother transition if respondent is not able to complete self-administered survey sections on his or her own
IDU Survey	ID2. Response option: "Heroin"	Change to: ID2. Response option: "Heroin, by itself"	"By itself" is needed to distinguish use by itself versus in combination with other drugs
IDU Survey	VI1. In the past 6 months, has anyone beaten, stabbed, or shot you with a weapon or another object? VI2. In the past 6 months, has anyone slapped, punched, shoved, kicked, shaken, or otherwise physically hurt you? Do not consider times when a weapon or object was used. VI3. In the past 6 months, has anyone forced or pressured you to have vaginal, oral, or anal sex when you did not want to?	Delete these questions from the survey	Responses to these questions may require follow-up from community providers which may not be available at the survey sites where this questionnaire will be administered
IDU Survey	TX7. In the past 6 months, which medicines did you try to get medicines to treat opioid use but were unable to?	Change to: TX7. In the past 6 months, which medicines did you try to get to treat opioid use but were unable to?	The word "medicines" was included in error.
IDU Survey	PA1. In the past 6 months, have you gotten any new sterile needles? By new sterile needle, I mean no one - not even you - had ever used it before.	Change to: PA1. In the past 6 months, have you gotten any new sterile needles? By new sterile needle, I mean no one - not even you - had ever used it before. The needle could have been for you or someone else.	Additional sentence included as respondents may have received new sterile needles but not necessarily for themselves.
IDU Survey	N/A	Add Flashcards AA, BB, CC, DD, EE, FF	The additional flashcards will help respondents answer questions if they are not able to complete the self-administered survey on their own and require assistance from an interviewer.