Feasibility of recruiting a diverse sample of men who have sex with men: observation from Nanjing, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respondent-driven-sampling (RDS) has well been recognized as a method for sampling from most hard-to-reach populations like commercial sex workers, drug users and men who have sex with men. However the feasibility of this sampling strategy in terms of recruiting a diverse spectrum of these hidden populations has not been understood well yet in developing countries.

Methods

In a cross sectional study in Nanjing city of Jiangsu province of China, 430 MSM were recruited including 9 seeds in 14 weeks of study period using RDS. Information regarding socio-demographic characteristics and sexual risk behavior were collected and testing was done for HIV and syphilis. Duration, completion, participant characteristics and the equilibrium of key factors were used for assessi

SUBMITTER: Tang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3828322 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature