Application of the network scale-up method to estimate the sizes of key populations for HIV in Singapore using online surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Singapore lacks robust data on the sizes of the key populations that are most at risk for HIV. Using the network scale-up method for hidden or hard-to-reach populations, we estimate the sizes of five key populations-male clients of female sex workers (MCFSW), men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers (FSW), people who inject drugs (PWID) and transgender people-and profile the ages and ethnicities of respondents with the high-risk contacts they report knowing.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional online survey between March and May 2019 (n = 2802) using a network scale-up instrument previously developed for Singapore. Participants were recruited using an existing panel and online advertising, and the sample reweighted by age, sex, ethnicity and educat

SUBMITTER: Quaye SED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10015632 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature